Pseudobathylagus milleri
| Pseudobathylagus milleri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Argentiniformes |
| Family: | Bathylagidae |
| Genus: | Pseudobathylagus Kobyliansky, 1986 |
| Species: | P. milleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudobathylagus milleri (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1898) | |
Pseudobathylagus milleri, the Stout blacksmelt, is a species of deep-sea smelt native to the north Pacific Ocean where it is found to depths of 6,600 metres (21,700 ft). This species grows to a length of 16.5 centimetres (6.5 in) TL.
External Links
Video of a squid subduing and killing an owlfish from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Pseudobathylagus milleri" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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