Chauliodus eximus, originally described in 1925 as Eostomias eximus, is an extinct viperfish in the family Stomiidae from marine Late Miocene-aged strata of Southern California.
| Chauliodus eximus | |
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| Fossil specimen (LACM 5242), Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Stomiidae |
| Genus: | Chauliodus |
| Species: | C. eximus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chauliodus eximus (Jordan, 1925) | |
| Synonyms | |
Eostomias eximus Jordan, 1925 | |