Scientific Name
Bathysauropsis gracilis

Common Name
Black lizardfish

Biology
Dorsal spines : 0; Dorsal soft rays : 10-11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 11. Body and head purplish to brownish black, fins lighter.

Classification

Classified By

G?nther, 1878

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Grinners (Aulopiformes)

Family

Lizard greeneyes (Bathysauropsidae)

Distribution

Region

Circumglobal in southern oceans.

Distribution

Circumglobal in southern oceans.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

1055 m

Depth To - meters

2835 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1055 - 2835 m

Trophic Level

4.11 s.e. 0.70 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

32.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (23 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated