Biology:Chiasmodon

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Chiasmodon
Chiasmodon niger.jpg
Black Swallower (C. niger)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachiniformes
Family: Chiasmodontidae
Genus: Chiasmodon
J. Y. Johnson, 1864
Type species
Chiasmodon niger
J. Y. Johnson, 1864
Synonyms[1]
  • Chiasmodus Günther, 1864
  • Ponerodon Alcock, 1890

Chiasmodon is a genus of snaketooth fishes.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2][3]

  • Chiasmodon asper M. R. S. de Melo, 2009
  • Chiasmodon braueri M. C. W. Weber, 1913
  • Chiasmodon harteli M. R. S. de Melo, 2009
  • Chiasmodon lavenbergi Prokofiev, 2008[3]
  • Chiasmodon microcephalus Norman, 1929
  • Chiasmodon niger J. Y. Johnson, 1864 (black swallower)
  • Chiasmodon pluriradiatus A. E. Parr, 1933
  • Chiasmodon subniger Garman, 1899

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2576582 entry