Bathylagus greyae Cohen, 1958

Grey's deepsea smelt

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Osmeriformes \| Bathylagidae
Synonyms	Bathylagichthys greyae, ... more
Common names	格雷深海鲑, 格雷深海鮭, ... more

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Main reference

Cohen, D.M. 1990. (Ref. 4459)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 16.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4459)

Environment

Bathypelagic; marine; depth range 25 - 1000 m (Ref. 33679)

Climate / Range

Deep-water; 32°N - 48°S

Eastern Atlantic: Spain to Western Sahara. Western Atlantic: Bermuda. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951). Southwest Pacific: New Zealand (Ref. 5755).
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Short description

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 (Ref. 37473). 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 (Ref. 33679).

Usually caught in small aggregations, at 600-900 m in the daytime and 25-500 m at night (Ref. 6345). Feeds on plankton (Ref. 6345).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

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