Chauliodus sloani, viperfish


A specimen of the viperfish (Chauliodus sloani). This is the first specimen to be examined by a naturalist and the only remaining spirit preserved fish from the Sloane collection.


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Photo credit: © Natural History Museum, London / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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