Northern smoothtongue
| Northern smoothtongue | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Argentiniformes |
| Family: | Bathylagidae |
| Genus: | Leuroglossus |
| Species: | L. schmidti |
| Binomial name | |
| Leuroglossus schmidti Rass (ru), 1955 | |
The Northern smoothtongue (Leuroglossus schmidti) is a type of deepwater fish that can grow to a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. The fish are native to the east Pacific Ocean from Oregon, USA to the Gulf of California where they are found at depths of 100 to 690 metres (330 to 2,260 ft).[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Leuroglossus schmidti" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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