Sloane's viperfish (Chauliodus sloani)

Scientific name: Chauliodus sloani Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Sloane's viperfish (Chauliodus sloani)

The Sloane's viperfish (Chauliodus sloani) is a marine fish of the family Stomiidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-8; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 10 - 13. Body iridescent silver in color. Slender body, forward position of dorsal fin and greater number of serial photophores.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chauliodus sloani
Family
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Depth range
200–4700 m (656–15420 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 200 - 4700 m, usually 494 - 1000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Warm and temperate parts of all oceans but with several distributional gaps in the southern central Atlantic, northern Indian Ocean, eastern Pacific north of the equator, etc. Also found in the western Mediterranean. South China Sea and East China Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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