WoRMS taxon details
Chauliodus danae Regan & Trewavas, 1929
127337 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127337)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Regan, C. T.; Trewavas E. (1929). The fishes of the families Astronesthidae and Chauliodontidae. <em>Danish Dana Expedition 1920-22 in the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Panama, Oceanographical Reports.</em> v. 2 (no. 5): 1-39, Pls. 1-7. [details]
Distribution Banquereau Bank to Gulf of Mexico and eastern Caribbean Sea
Distribution Banquereau Bank to Gulf of Mexico and eastern Caribbean Sea [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Chauliodus danae Regan & Trewavas, 1929. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127337 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Regan, C. T.; Trewavas E. (1929). The fishes of the families Astronesthidae and Chauliodontidae. <em>Danish Dana Expedition 1920-22 in the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Panama, Oceanographical Reports.</em> v. 2 (no. 5): 1-39, Pls. 1-7. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Beebe, W. (1933). Preliminary account of deep sea dives in the bathysphere with especial reference to one of 2200 feet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 19(1): 178-188, available online at https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.19.1.178 [details] Available for editors
[request]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (Bermuda) Beebe, W. (1933). Preliminary account of deep sea dives in the bathysphere with especial reference to one of 2200 feet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 19(1): 178-188, available online at https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.19.1.178 [details] Available for editors
[request]context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on fishes and crustaceans [details]Distribution Banquereau Bank to Gulf of Mexico and eastern Caribbean Sea [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Occasionally found in Canadian Atlantic waters. Occurs on both sides of the Atlantic. [details]
Reproduction External fertilization, oviparous [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Dana viperfish | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (20 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chauliodus danae)
To FishBase
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 21 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chauliodus danae RAD113369-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chauliodus danae RAD113369-003)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chauliodus danae)
To FishBase
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 21 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chauliodus danae RAD113369-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chauliodus danae RAD113369-003)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
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