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swarthy snaketooth (Chiasmodon subniger)
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swarthy snaketooth (Chiasmodon subniger) specimen
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Chiasmodontidae

swarthy snaketooth

Chiasmodon subniger

Chiasmodontid Fish of the Pacific Ocean

  • Gray
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Fusiform
  • Small

swarthy snaketooth is known from Eastern Pacific, from Hawaii 155°30'W to the west coast as a marine fish. It occurs in deep water.

Maximum length
3 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Eastern Pacific, from Hawaii 155°30'W to the west coast of North, Central and northern South America, from 48°N to 29°S (from Canada to northern Chile).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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