Black warrior (Bathylaco nigricans)

Scientific name: Bathylaco nigricans Goode & Bean, 1896

The Black warrior (Bathylaco nigricans) is a marine fish of the family Bathylaconidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-22; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12; Vertebrae: 41 - 42. Branchiostegal rays: 9-10.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Bathylaco nigricans
Family
Bathylaconidae (Bathylaconids)
Order
Osmeriformes (Smelts)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
34.0
Depth range
450–4376 m (1476–14357 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 450 - 4376 m, usually 1750 - 2200 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Circumglobal in warmer waters. Eastern Atlantic: scattered records from southwest of Ireland to the Azores; between 29?23'N to 21?35'S. Eastern Pacific: California Current region. Possibly occurring in the Western Central Pacific.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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