Bathylagus antarcticus

Bathylagus antarcticus
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Argentiniformes
Family: Bathylagidae
Genus: Bathylagus
Species:
B. antarcticus
Binomial name
Bathylagus antarcticus
Günther, 1878

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.

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bathylagus antarcticus". FishBase. February 2012 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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