viper fish

Chauliodus macouni

Daily vertical migration between depths

Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Elongated
Medium

The Pacific viperfish (Chauliodus macouni), is a predatory deep-sea fish found in the North Pacific. It is reported as being either mesopelagic or bathypelagic, with diel vertical migration to shallower waters. The Pacific viperfish is one of the nine different species that belong to the genus Chauliodus, the viperfish.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonfishes and Allies
Family: Stomiidae
Genus: Chauliodus
Water type: Marine
Body shape: elongated