Bigtooth kali

Kali macrodon

Twenty Six Centimeters Chiasmodontid Fish from the Pacific Ocean

Bigtooth kali is a marine fish found around Atlantic, Indian and Pacific. It inhabits deep water. The largest recorded length is 26 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mackerels, Tunas, and Allies
Family: Chiasmodontidae
Genus: Kali
Maximum length: 26 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical and subtropical waters. Known from relatively few scattered localities from the Gulf of Mexico to the eastern Pacific off Ecuador. Eastern Atlantic: known from four stations ca 24°N to 19°S, not known from the Benguela Current/Gulf of Guinea area.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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