Bathylagus antarcticus

Bathylagus antarcticus
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific 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 in all the southern oceans 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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