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Stomiiformes - Stomiidae Chauliodus macouni (Pacific Viperfish)
Illustration	Meristics	Life History	ELH Descr.	Distribution	Footnotes
More information for this taxon at: LarvalBase | FishBase | Univ. Washington Data

BONY PARTS (min-mode-max)

Vertebrae		Gill Rakers and Branchiostegal Rays
Total	56 - 60 - 62	Upper Gill Rakers	3 - X - 3
Precaudal	53 - 54 - 56	Lower Gill Rakers	8 - X - 8
Caudal	3 - 4 - 5	Branchiostegal Rays	16 - X - 21

FIN COUNTS (min-mode-max)

Fin (position)	Spines	Rays	Caudal Fin Counts
Pelvic (Abdominal)	0 - 0 - 0	6 - 7 - 10	Caudal Upper Secondary	8 - X - 10
Dorsal	0 - 0 - 0	5 - 6 - 7	Caudal Upper Principal	10 - 10 - 10
Pectoral	NA	9 - X - 14	Caudal Lower Principal	9 - 9 - 9
Anal	0 - 0 - 0	9 - 12 - 14	Caudal Lower Secondary	3 - 4 - 5

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