Sloane's Viperfish (species: Chauliodus sloani) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Chauliodus sloani
Sloane's Viperfish


©Jesse Claggett: Sloane's Viperfish (Chauliodus sloani)

©Brian Suda: Sloane's Viperfish (Chauliodus sloani)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Stomiiformes
Family Stomiidae
Genus Chauliodus
Species Chauliodus sloani
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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 35 cm (Length of specimen)

Depth range

  • Up to 2500 m

Synonyms

Interesting facts

  • As a species, it holds the world record for largest teeth relative to head size in a fish. It has teeth so large it must open its mouth to make the jaws vertical before it can swallow prey. (Wikipedia)

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It is found in all tropical and subtropical oceans. (Wikipedia)

Diet

It eats large prey by lowering the internal skeleton of the gills, allowing the prey to pass into the throat without interference. It can impale prey on the teeth by swimming at them with the first vertebra behind the head acting as a shock absorber. (Wikipedia)

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