Pacific viperfish
Chauliodus macouni
- Not on exhibit
- Animal type
- Fishes
- Ecosystem
- Deep sea
- Relatives
- Dragonfishes, loosejaws, hatchetfishes, viperfishes; Order: Stomiiformes
- Diet
- Small crustaceans, chaetognaths, and small fishes
- Range
- From 660 to 5,000 ft. (200–1,500 m) in the North Pacific Ocean
- Size
- Up to 12 inches (30 cm) total length
Meet the Pacific viperfish
A viperfish traps small fish and shrimp in their big mouth. Those long, sharp teeth form a cage to keep food from swimming back out.
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