Eared blacksmelt (Lipolagus ochotensis)

Scientific name: Lipolagus ochotensis Schmidt, 1938

Eared blacksmelt (Lipolagus ochotensis)

The Eared blacksmelt (Lipolagus ochotensis) is a marine fish of the family Bathylagidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 16. Body slender and compressed. Anal fin base slightly shorter than dorsal fin base or caudal peduncle. Eye diameter longer than snout. dorsal end of gill slit reaching above midline of side of body. Traces of detached scales are not marked. Branchiostegal rays: 2.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lipolagus ochotensis
Family
Bathylagidae (Deep-sea smelts)
Order
Osmeriformes (Smelts)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
16.0
Depth range
0–6100 m (0–20013 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 6100 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Suruga Bay in Japan, Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea. Northeast Pacific: off British Columbia, Canada to northern Baja California, Mexico. Southwest Pacific: Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 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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