Chiasmodontidae | |
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Black swallower, Chiasmodon niger | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Trachiniformes |
Family: |
Chiasmodontidae T. N. Gill, 1883 |
Genera [1] | |
The Chiasmodontidae, snaketooth fishes or swallowers, are a family of deep-sea predatory percomorph fishes, part of the order Trachiniformes that are found in all oceans
The Chiasmadon is part of the genus of meso- and bathypelagic fish. These fish inhabit many waters, including the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Southern Oceans. This species is known to have adapted to live in the deep seas, typically at the 200 m depth.