Bathylagus niger

Bathylagus niger Kobyliansky, 2006

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Argentiniformes (Marine smelts) > Bathylagidae (Deep-sea smelts)
Etymology: Bathylagus: Greek, bathys = deep + Greek, lagos = hare (Ref. 45335); niger: Named for its dark body color.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 200 - 1560 m (Ref. 57776). Deep-water; 44°S - 59°S

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Southern Ocean: South Georgia and Sandwich Islands, Scotia Sea.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 57776)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Anal soft rays: 20 - 23; Vertebrae: 45 - 48. Diagnosis: Gill rakers 23-30 (usually 26-27); anal fin rays 20-23; dorsal fin rays 10-12; scale pockets in the lateral line 40-42; vertebrae45-48 (usually 46-47); pyloric caeca 4-7 (usually 5-6); greatest body depth in mature specimens 19-22% SL, with average-sized head 21-23% SL (Ref. 57776).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Kobylianskii, S.G., 2006. Bathylagus niger sp. nova (Bathylagidae, Salmoniformes) a new species of Bathylagus from the subpolar waters of the Southern Ocean. J. Ichthyol. 46(6):413-417. (Ref. 57776)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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