| Citation | Prokofiev, A.M., 2008, Two new species of swallowerfishes of the genera Chaismodon and Kali (Chiasmodontidae).. J. Ichthyol. 48(3):209-216. |
| Ref. | 76904 Prokofiev, A.M., 2008 |
| Page | 209;fig.1 |
| Named Used as Valid | Chiasmodon lavenbergi |
| Comment | Spinules on the skin is not restricted to this species, as Prokofiev (2008) suggested, but also present in adults of C. pluriradiatus(/i> and asper and juveniles of all species. |
| Locality | Coral Sea. |
| Distribution | Western Pacific: from the region to the southeast from the Kuriles and Pacific coast of Japan to the Coral Sea, 400-1,240 m depth. |
| Quote | Prokofiev (2008:211) diagnosed C. lavenbergi by three characteristics: 'dermal spinelets in adult fishes, fixed teeth in jaws, as a rule, without gill rakers and basibranchial teeth in adult fishes'.’ |