FishverifiedLeast Concern

Chauliodus sloani

Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Manylight Fangfish

Also known as: Manylight Viperfish, Sloane's Viperfish, Sloan's Fangfish, Sloan's Viperfish, Dannevig's Dragonfish, Needletooth, Sloan's Faugfish

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About

Habitat

Bathypelagic

Depth

200–4700 m

Max size

35 cm

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Stomiiformes

Family

Stomiidae

Other species in Stomiidae

Astronesthes oligoa

Scanty Snaggletooth

Astronesthes spatulifer

Astronesthes boulengeri

Boulenger’s Snaggletooth

Astronesthes bilobata

Twinlobe Snaggletooth

Astronesthes lamellosa

Astronesthes trifibulata

Triplethread Snaggletooth

Astronesthes ijimai

Ijima's Snaggletooth

Astronesthes quasiindica