Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Argentiniformes
Family: Bathylagidae Deep-sea smelts
Genus: Bathylagoides

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Max. Length 12 cm SL
 
Bathylagoides argyrogaster
[Silver deepsea smelt]
Photo by Reyes, P.

Pacific and Indian. East
Max. Length 10.5 cm SL
Bathylagoides nigrigenys (Parr, 1931)
Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Bathylagoides nigrigenys
[Blackchin blacksmelt]
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Max. Length 13.5 cm SL
 
Bathylagoides wesethi
[Snubnose blacksmelt]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Bathylagoides argyrogaster Silver deepsea smelt Indo-West Pacific 12 SL 1930
Bathylagoides nigrigenys Blackchin blacksmelt Pacific and Indian. East 10.5 SL 1931
Bathylagoides wesethi Snubnose blacksmelt Eastern Pacific 13.5 SL 1938



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