Biology:Pseudobathylagus milleri
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Short description: Species of fish
| Pseudobathylagus milleri | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Genus: | Pseudobathylagus Kobyliansky, 1986
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| Species: | P. milleri
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| Pseudobathylagus milleri (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1898)
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Pseudobathylagus milleri, the stout blacksmelt, also called the owlfish due to its large eyes relative to its body, is a species of deep-sea smelt native to the north Pacific Ocean where it is found to depths of 6,600 m (21,700 ft). This species grows to a length of 16.5 cm (6.5 in).
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Pseudobathylagus milleri" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
External links
Video of a squid subduing and killing an owlfish from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.
Wikidata ☰ Q1903257 entry
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