Fish

Black swallower

Chiasmodon niger

PacificAtlanticIndianSouthernArctic Found in 3 oceans

Tropical and temperate waters of all oceans

Depth

700 to 2,700 m

Size

About 25 cm

Diet

Fish

Zone

Midnight zone · 1,000 m and deeper

Key facts

• Its stretchy stomach lets it swallow prey twice as long and ten times as heavy as itself.
• Some have been found dead, floating at the surface, with a huge prey in their stomach.

Verified sources

1. WHOI – Black swallower
2. FishBase – Chiasmodon niger
3. FishBase, Chiasmodon niger

In the game: To observe

In the same zone

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