Antarctic Deepsea Smelt, Bathylagus antarcticus

Scientific name: Bathylagus antarcticus
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Antarctic Deepsea Smelt, Bathylagus antarcticus Click to enlarge image
An Antarctic Deepsea Smelt trawled by Ken Graham on FRV Kapala, at a depth of approximately 1100 m, off Shoalhaven Bight, New South Wales, 2 Aug 1984. Kapala fieldnumber K 84-11-08. Image: Ken Graham
© Ken Graham @ DPI Fisheries

Fast Facts

  • Classification
    Genus
    Bathylagus
    Species
    antarcticus

An Antarctic Deepsea Smelt trawled by Ken Graham on FRV Kapala, at a depth of approximately 1100 m, off Shoalhaven Bight, New South Wales, 2 Aug 1984. Kapala fieldnumber K 84-11-08.

Notes

A single species of Bathylagus is known from Australian waters.

The fish in the image is registered in the Australian Museum Fish Collection (AMS I.25275-002).