Chiasmodon microcephalus Norman, 1929

Family:  Chiasmodontidae (Snaketooth fishes)
Max. size:  11.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 150 - 2500 m
Distribution:  Circumglobal in the southern parts of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific, and the Southern Ocean.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found in the meso- to bathypelagic zones (Ref. 82429).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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