Dysalotus oligoscolus Johnson & Cohen, 1974
Dysalotus oligoscolus
photo by SFSA

 Family:  Chiasmodontidae (Snaketooth fishes)
 Max. size:  22.65 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  bathypelagic; depth range - 1500 m, oceanodromous
 Distribution:  Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical and subtropical waters. Known from relatively few, widely scattered localities from South Atlantic of off Baja California, Mexico. Eastern Atlantic: 15°45'S, 06°06'W.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 10-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24-26; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 24-27
 Biology:  Oceanic. Apparently all adults have been taken in hauls to depths exceeding 1,500 m (Ref. 6944)
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 07.03.96
 Modified by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 13.02.97
 Checked by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 13.02.97

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