Chauliodus vasnetzovi
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'Chauliodus vasnetzovi' is a deepwater species of the viperfish in the family
Stomiidae
, first discovered in 1972. It is generally found in the Bathypelagic zone in the Southeast Pacific near Chile
and can grow to be up to 32.5cm in length.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Stomiidae
Stomiidae
Stomiidae is a family of deep-sea ray-finned fish, including the barbeled dragonfishes, stareaters and loosejaws.Stomiids are generally elongated fish with black or near-black bodies, but they are highly variable in form, and are sometimes grouped into multiple different families as a result. The...
, first discovered in 1972. It is generally found in the Bathypelagic zone in the Southeast Pacific near Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
and can grow to be up to 32.5cm in length.