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Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Chauliodontinae
Etymology: Chauliodus: Greek, chaulios, chaulos, chaunos = to be with the mouth opened + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Ernst Johannes Schmidt (1877–1933) was a Danish biologist who became the Director of the Laboratoire Carlsberg (1909–1933). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 350 - ? m (Ref. 58018). Deep-water; 20°N - 20°S
Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania south to Namibia and as far west as 30°W along 10°N.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3588); max. published weight: 32.20 g (Ref. 126117)
An oceanic and mesopelagic species (Ref. 3588).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Parin, N.V., 1990. Chauliodontidae. p. 293-295. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 3588)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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