Bathylagus pacificus Gilbert, 1890

Slender blacksmelt

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Osmeriformes \| Bathylagidae
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Common names	Pacific blacksmelt, Pacific black smelt, Glebik pacyficzny, ... more

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Main reference

Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino. 1984. (Ref. 559)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 25.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4525)

Environment

Bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 7700 m (Ref. 50610), usually 600 - 800 m (Ref. 28981)

Climate / Range

Deep-water; 61°N - 27°N, 140°E - 114°W

North Pacific: off the Pacific coast of northern Japan and the Bering Sea to the Gulf of Alaska southward to northern Baja California, Mexico.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 - 25; Vertebrae: 44 - 51. Body slender and compressed. Anal fin base long and about twice the length of dorsal fin base. Eye diameter about twice snout length. Upper end of gill slit reaching above midline of side of body. No knob-like process in interorbital space. Dorsoposterior edge of operculum not curved inward. Traces of detached scales black. Color black or dark brown; bluish black on head and ventral surfaces, and on peritoneum (Ref. 6885).

Does not undertake a diurnal, vertical migration. Feeds heavily on crustaceans (Ref. 4525). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 35604).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.14 (very tentative estimate))


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Garilao, Cristina V.

Modified by Luna, Susan M.

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