Chiasmodontidae

Chiasmodontidae
Black swallower, Chiasmodon niger
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Chiasmodontidae
Genera
Chiasmodon Dysalotus Kali Pseudoscopelus See text for species.

Chiasmodontidae is a family of deep-sea fishes in the order Perciformes.

Species

There are 20 species in four genera:

• Genus Chiasmodon Johnson, 1864
  • Chiasmodon bolangeri Osório, 1909.
  • Chiasmodon braueri Weber, 1913.
  • Black swallower, Chiasmodon niger Johnson, 1864.
  • Chiasmodon subniger Garman, 1899.
• Genus Dysalotus MacGilchrist, 1905
  • Dysalotus alcocki MacGilchrist, 1905.
  • Dysalotus oligoscolus Johnson & Cohen, 1974.
• Genus Kali Lloyd, 1909
  • Kali indica Lloyd, 1909.
  • Kali macrodon (Norman, 1929).
  • Kali macrura (Parr, 1933).
  • Kali normani (Parr, 1931).
  • Kali parri Johnson & Cohen, 1974.
• Genus Pseudoscopelus Lütken, 1892
  • Pseudoscopelus altipinnis Parr, 1933.
  • Pseudoscopelus bothrorrhinos Melo, Walker & Klepadlo, 2007.
  • Pseudoscopelus cephalus Fowler, 1934.
  • Pseudoscopelus lavenbergi Melo, Walker & Klepadlo, 2007.
  • Pseudoscopelus obtusifrons (Fowler, 1934).
  • Pseudoscopelus sagamianus Tanaka, 1908.
  • Pseudoscopelus scriptus Lütken, 1892.
    

    Pseudoscopelus scriptus
  • Pseudoscopelus scutatus Krefft, 1971.
  • Pseudoscopelus stellatus Beebe, 1932.

References

• "Chiasmodontidae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
• Chiasmodontidae (TSN 171084). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 25 March 2006.