Bathysauropsis gracilis, Black lizardfish

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Bathysauropsis gracilis (Günther, 1878)

Black lizardfish
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Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Aulopiformes (Grinners) > Ipnopidae (Deep-sea tripod fishes) > Bathysauropsinae
Etymology: Bathysauropsis: Greek, bathys = deep + Greek, sauros = lizard + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino batidemersale; distribuzione batimetrica 1055 - 2835 m (Ref. 5320). Deep-water

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Circumglobal in southern oceans.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 32.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5320)

Short description Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale): 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 10-11; Spine anali 0; Raggi anali molli: 11. Body and head purplish to brownish black, fins lighter (Ref. 5320).

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

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Trunov, I.A., 1999. New data on species of fish from subantarctic and antarctic waters of the Atlantic Ocean. J. Ichthyol. 39(7):488-497. (Ref. 36355)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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