Dana viperfish (Chauliodus danae)

Scientific name: Chauliodus danae Regan & Trewavas, 1929

Dana viperfish (Chauliodus danae)

The Dana viperfish (Chauliodus danae) is a marine fish of the family Stomiidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Portugal south to Cape Verde. Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and eastern Caribbean Sea. Northwest Atlantic: Canada.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11. Dorsal fin posterior. Small photophores between the lateral and ventral rows of large serial organs consistently spaced between successive large organs. Dark, sometimes paler below. Body marked with five rows of hexagonal pigment areas.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chauliodus danae
Family
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Depth range
500 m (1640 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range ? - 500 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Portugal south to Cape Verde. Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and eastern Caribbean Sea. Northwest Atlantic: Canada.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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