Chauliodus danae

Chauliodus danae
Dana viperfish
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Stomiiformes
Family:	Stomiidae
Genus:	Chauliodus
Species:	C. danae
Binomial name
Chauliodus danae Regan & Trewavas, 1929

Chauliodus danae, or dana viperfish, is a species of viperfish in the family Stomiidae. The Dana Viperfish is mostly found in the bathyal zone. The species was first caught and recognised on the Dana expeditions 1920-1922 and named after the research vessel Dana.[1]

References

1. Regan, C.T.; Trewavas, E. (1930). "The fishes of the families Stomiatidae and Malacosteidae. Danish Dana Exped. 1920-22". Ocean Reports. 6: 143.

• "Chauliodus danae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chauliodus danae". FishBase. November 2009 version.