Dolicholagus longirostris

Dolicholagus longirostris
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Argentiniformes
Family: Bathylagidae
Genus: Dolicholagus
Kobyliansky, 1986
Species: D. longirostris
Binomial name
Dolicholagus longirostris
(Maul, 1948)

Dolicholagus longirostris, the Longsnout blacksmelt, is a species of deep-sea smelt found circumglobally in deep waters of the tropics and sub-tropics. It is found at depths of 200 to 945 metres (656 to 3,100 ft). This species grows to a length of 17.5 centimetres (6.9 in) SL.

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