Description
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Reference |
IB1034 |
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Category |
Fishes |
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Family Name |
Dragonfishes - STOMIIDAE |
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Common Name |
Sloane's Viperfish |
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Scientific Name |
Chauliodus sloani |
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Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
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Notes |
A voracious bioluminescent predator with huge fang-like teeth. Viperfishes grow to about 30 cm in length. They are similar to Scaly Dragonfishes.They feed on crustaceans and fishes, and their jaws can open extremely wide to accommodate large prey. Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |
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