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Sloane's viperfish
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Sloane's viperfish, Chauliodus sloani, is a predatory mesopelagic dragonfish found in waters across the world.[3] 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.[4] Female C. sloani reach maturity between 133 and 191 mm, while males likely reach maturity at slightly smaller body lengths.[5] It has two rows of photophores along its ventral side.[6] It is believed that C. sloani can adjust the intensity of bioluminescence of the ventral photophores to camouflage itself from predators that might see its shadow from below.[7]
Sloane's viperfish Temporal range: Pleistocene to recent[1] | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Stomiiformes |
Family: | Stomiidae |
Genus: | Chauliodus |
Species: | C. sloani |
Binomial name | |
Chauliodus sloani Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 | |