Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Scombriformes

Family: Chiasmodontidae

Genus: Chiasmodon

Species: Chiasmodon braueri Weber, 1913

Climate Zone

Location

• Western Indian Ocean: Banda Sea (Ref. 12965). Eastern Atlantic: 05°05'N, 13°27'W (Ref. 6944).

Biology

Found in the mesopelagic to bathypelagic zones (Ref. 82429).

Habitat

oceanic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless