Chauliodus eximius

Chauliodus eximius, originally described in 1925 as Eostomias eximius, is an extinct species of viperfish in the family Stomiidae, known from marine Late Miocene (Tortonian)-aged strata of Southern California. It inhabited deepwater habitats, as with modern viperfish, and is known from the Monterey, Modelo, and Puente Formations, all of which were originally deposited in an abyssal environment before being brought to the surface by tectonic activity.^[1][2]

Chauliodus eximius Temporal range: Late Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Fossil specimen (LACM 5242), Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Stomiiformes
Family:	Stomiidae
Genus:	Chauliodus
Species:	†C. eximius
Binomial name
†Chauliodus eximius (Jordan, 1925)
Synonyms
Eostomias eximus Jordan, 1925

See also

• Viperfish