Grey's deepsea smelt (Bathylagichthys greyae)

Scientific name: Bathylagichthys greyae Cohen, 1958

Grey's deepsea smelt (Bathylagichthys greyae)

The Grey's deepsea smelt (Bathylagichthys greyae) is a marine fish of the family Bathylagidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Spain to Western Sahara. Western Atlantic: Bermuda. Northwest Atlantic: Canada. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12; Vertebrae: 44. Pale, straw-colored ground color. Opercle and snout dusky. Dark pigment distributed on margins of scale pockets. Slender body, smoothly narrowed toward the end of caudal peduncle. Maximum depth at the level of the pectoral fin base for 39-69 mm specimens and immediately before the dorsal fin origin for larger ones. Pectoral fins short, not reaching origin of dorsal fin. Operculum without radial grooves. No gill rakers at the inner surface of epibranchial of first gill arch. Swim bladder absent.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Bathylagichthys greyae
Family
Bathylagidae (Deep-sea smelts)
Order
Osmeriformes (Smelts)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
16.0
Depth range
25–1000 m (82–3281 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 25 - 1000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Spain to Western Sahara. Western Atlantic: Bermuda. Northwest Atlantic: Canada. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand.
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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