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Chauliodus
| Description |
A viperfish is any species of marine fish in the genus Chauliodus. Viperfish are characterized by long, needle-like teeth and hinged lower jaws. A typical viperfish grows to lengths of 30 to 60 cm (12 to 23.5 in). Viperfish stay near lower depths (250–5,000 feet [80–1,520 m]) in the daytime and shallower depths at night, primarily in tropical and temperate waters. Viperfish are believed to attack prey after luring them within range with light-producing organs called photophores, which are located along the ventral sides of its body, and with a prominent photophore at the end of a long spine in the dorsal fin reminiscent of the illicium of the unrelated deepsea anglerfishes. The viperfish flashes this natural light on and off, at the same time moving its dorsal spine around like a fishing rod and hanging completely still in the water. It also uses the light producing organ to communicate to potential mates and rivals. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chauliodus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Stomiiformes : Stomiidae : Chauliodus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Stomiatiformes : Stomiidae : Chauliodus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Chauliodus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Bloch, Marcus E. & J. G. Schneider. 1801. Systema ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Sanderiano Commissum, Berolini.: i-lx, 1-584, pls. 1-110. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 4 (80%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 23.0 - 11.6 Ma Miocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Stomiatiformes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Stomiatiformes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | ホウライエソ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chauliodus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Chauliodus barbatus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Chauliodus danae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chauliodus dentatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chauliodus eximius species | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Chauliodus macouni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chauliodus minimus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chauliodus pammelas species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chauliodus schmidti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chauliodus sloani species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Chauliodus testa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Chauliodus vasnetzovi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Vipera Edwards, 1771 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Stomiiformes : Stomiidae : Vipera |
| Chauliodes Oken, 1816 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Stomiiformes : Stomiidae : Chauliodes |
| Schauliodus Osório, 1909 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Stomiiformes : Stomiidae : Schauliodus |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1801 | Chauliodus Schneider |
| 1943 | Chauliodus David p. 123 |
| 1978 | Chauliodus Schultz p. 318 |
| 2002 | Chauliodus Carnevale p. 478 |
| 2002 | Chauliodus Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2007 | Chauliodus Carnevale |
| 2012 | Chauliodus Fierstine et al. p. 48 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
