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FAMILY Chiasmodontidae Jordan & Gilbert, 1883 - snaketooth fishes, swallowers [=Gargaropterinae] GENUS Chiasmodon Johnson, 1864 - swallowers [=Chiasmodus, Ponerodon] Species Chiasmodon asper Melo, 2009 - Melo's swallower Species Chiasmodon braueri Weber, 1913 - Banda Sea swallower Species Chiasmodon lavenbergi Prokovfiev, 2008 - Coral Sea swallower Species Chiasmodon microcephalus Norman, 1929 - Norman's swallower Species Chiasmodon niger Johnson, 1864 - black swallower [=bolangeri, harteli] Species Chiasmodon pluriradiatus Parr, 1933 - Parr's swallower Species Chiasmodon subniger Garman, 1899 - Garman's swallower GENUS Dysalotus MacGilchrist, 1905 - swallowers Species Dysalotus alcocki MacGilchrist, 1905 - Bengal swallower Species Dysalotus oligoscolus Johnson & Cohen, 1974 - Johnson's swallower Species Dysalotus pouliulii Melo, 2017 - Hawaiian swallower GENUS Kali Lloyd, 1909 - swallowers [=Dolichodon, Gargaropteron, Hemicyclodon, Odontonema] Species Kali colubrina Melo, 2008 - Brazilian swallower [=caribbaea] Species Kali falx Melo, 2008 - Guinean swallower Species Kali indica Lloyd, 1909 - Indian swallower Species Kali kerberti (Weber, 1913) - Kerbert's swallower [=normani] Species Kali macrodon (Norman, 1929) - bigtooth swallower [=pterodactylops] Species Kali macrura (Parr, 1933) - Acklins Island swallower Species Kali parri Johnson & Cohen, 1974 - Parr's kali swallower GENUS Pseudoscopelus Lutken, 1892 - swallowers [=Myersiscus] Species Pseudoscopelus albeolus Prokofiev & Kukuev, 2008 - Antarctic swallower Species Pseudoscopelus altipinnis Parr, 1933 - Cat Island swallower [=microps] Species Pseudoscopelus aphos Prokofiev & Kukuev, 2005 - North Atlantic swallower Species Psuedoscopelus astronesthidens Prokofiev & Kukuev, 2006 - Prokofiev's swallower Species Pseudoscopelus australis Prokofiev & Kukuev, 2006 - Patagonian swallower [=albeolus] Species Pseudoscopelus bothrorrhinos Melo et al., 2007 - Melo's pseudoscopelus Species Pseudoscopelus cephalus Fowler, 1934 - Jolo Sea swallower Species Pseudoscopelus cordilluminatus Melo, 2010 - Melo's Chilean swallower Species Pseudoscopelus lavenbergi Melo et al., 2007 - Ecuadorian swallower Species Pseudoscopelus obtusifrons (Fowler, 1934) - Boni swallower [=pierbartus] Species Pseudoscopelus odontoglossum Melo, 2010 - Melo's Pacific Plate swallower Species Pseudoscopelus parini Prokofiev & Kukuev, 2006 - Marcus-Nekker swallower [=vityazi] Species Pseudoscopelus paxtoni Melo, 2010 - Chatham swallower Species Pseudoscopelus sagamianus Tanaka, 1908 - Sagami swallower [=oceanicus] Species Pseudoscopelus scriptus Lutken, 1892 - Bahamian swallower [=stellatus] Species Pseudoscopelus scutatus Krefft, 1971 - Krefft's swallower.

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