Bathylagus antarcticus
Species of fish / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bathylagus antarcticus, the Antarctic deep-sea smelt, is a deep-sea smelt found around the Southern Ocean as far south as Antarctica, to depths of 4,000 metres (13,000 ft). This species grows to a length of 14 centimetres (5.5 in) SL.
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Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Argentiniformes |
Family: | Bathylagidae |
Genus: | Bathylagus |
Species: | B. antarcticus |
Binomial name | |
Bathylagus antarcticus Günther, 1878 | |
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