Longnose swallower

Kali macrura

Twelve Point Three Centimeters Chiasmodontid Fish from the Indian Ocean

Longnose swallower is known from Atlantic, Indian and Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in deep water.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mackerels, Tunas, and Allies
Family: Chiasmodontidae
Genus: Kali
Maximum length: 12.3 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical and subtropical waters. Known from relatively few scattered localities from Sargasso Sea to off Baja California, Mexico. Eastern Atlantic: ca 28°N to 15°S, not known from the Gulf of Guinea/Benguela Current area (Ref. 6944 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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