Chiasmodon is a genus of snaketooth fishes.
| Chiasmodon | |
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| Black Swallower (C. niger) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Chiasmodontidae |
| Genus: | Chiasmodon J. Y. Johnson, 1864 |
| Type species | |
| Chiasmodon niger J. Y. Johnson, 1864
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Species
editThe 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
edit- ^ Bailly N, ed. (2014). "Chiasmodon Johnson, 1864". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Chiasmodon". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ a b http://research.calacademy.org/redirect?url=http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp&tbl=species&spid=17745[permanent dead link]
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