Deep-sea smelt
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The deep-sea smelts are a family, Bathylagidae, of osmeriform fishes.
They are marine fishes found in deep waters throughout the oceans, down to 1,500 m in depth. They are small fishes, growing up to 25 cm long. They feed on plankton, especially krill.
Species
There are 22 species in eight genera:- Genus Bathylagichthys
- * Bathylagichthys australis Kobyliansky, 1990.
- * Bathylagichthys longipinnis (Kobyliansky, 1985).
- * Bathylagichthys parini Kobyliansky, 1990.
- * Bathylagichthys problematicus (Lloris & Rucabado, 1985).
- Genus Bathylagoides
- * Bathylagoides argyrogaster (Norman, 1930).
- Genus Bathylagus
- * Bathylagus andriashevi Kobyliansky, 1986.
- * Bathylagus antarcticus Günther, 1878.
- * Bathylagus borealis Gilbert, 1896.
- * Bathylagus callorhini (Lucas, 1899).
- * Goiter blacksmelt, Bathylagus euryops Goode & Bean, 1896.
- * Bathylagus gracilis Lönnberg, 1905.
- * Bathylagus greyae Cohen, 1958.
- * Blackchin blacksmelt, Bathylagus nigrigenys Parr, 1931.
- * Slender blacksmelt, Bathylagus pacificus Gilbert, 1890.
- * California smoothtongue, Bathylagus stilbius (Gilbert, 1890).
- * Bathylagus tenuis Kobyliansky, 1986.
- * Snubnose blacksmelt, Bathylagus wesethi Bolin, 1938.
- Genus Dolicholagus
- * Longsnout blacksmelt, Dolicholagus longirostris (Maul, 1948).
- Genus Leuroglossus
- * Northern smooth-tongue, Leuroglossus schmidti Rass, 1955.
- Genus Lipolagus
- * Eared blacksmelt, Lipolagus ochotensis (Schmidt, 1938).
- Genus Melanolagus
- * Melanolagus bericoides (Borodin, 1929).
- Genus Pseudobathylagus
- * Stout blacksmelt, Pseudobathylagus milleri (Jordan & Gilbert, 1898).
References
- ["Bathylagidae"]. FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
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