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Sloane's Viperfish

Chauliodus sloani

Classification

Family
Stomiidae

The Sloane's viperfish (Chauliodus sloani), is a predatory mesopelagic dragonfish found in waters across the world. The species was first described by German scientists Marcus Elieser Bloch and Johann Gottlob Schneider in their 1801 book Systema ichthyologiae: iconibus CX illustratum, volume 1. Female C.

Distribution

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Spain · 109United Kingdom · 9France · 1Italy · 1