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Chiasmodontidae

Black Swallower

Chiasmodon microcephalus

  • Black
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Southern Ocean
  • Small
Maximum length
11.5 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Circumglobal in the southern parts of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific, and the Southern Ocean. High Seas only.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern
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