Biology:Bathylagus antarcticus
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Argentiniformes |
| Family: | Bathylagidae |
| Genus: | Bathylagus |
| Species: | B. antarcticus
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| Binomial name | |
| Bathylagus antarcticus Günther, 1878
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Bathylagus antarcticus, the Antarctic deep-sea smelt, is a deep-sea smelt found around the southern ocean 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.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Bathylagus antarcticus" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN:0-00-216987-8
Wikidata ☰ Q2417599 entry
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