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Bathylagus tenuis Kobyliansky, 1986 |
| Family: | Bathylagidae (Deep-sea smelts) | |||
| Max. size: | 16 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 2600 m | |||
| Distribution: | Southern Ocean: Scotia Sea, and Crozet Is., Kerguelen Is., Macquarie I. (Ref, 45488). Also known from the central South Pacific and the southeast Atlantic. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Diurnal migration. Feeds mainly on copepods, appendicularians, euphausiids, pteropods, chaetognaths and cephalopods (Ref. 45488). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||