Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Scombriformes

Family: Chiasmodontidae

Genus: Chiasmodon

Species: Chiasmodon asper Melo, 2009

Climate Zone

Location

• Pacific plate, north of Hawaii; from 135°W to 178°E, 19°30'N to 31°S;

Biology

Found in the mesopelagic to bathypelagic zones; where juveniles are known from 180-450 m, while adults are found at greater depths, 5154-5691 m (mean 5423 m) (Ref. 82429).

Habitat

oceanic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless