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Bathophilus filifer

Stomiid Fish of Eastern Pacific

Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
South America
Elongated
Small

Bathophilus filifer is a species of barbeled dragonfish in the genus Bathophilus. The species has been documented in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, at a maximum depth of ~1,050 metres (3,440 ft).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonfishes and Allies
Family: Stomiidae
Genus: Bathophilus
Maximum length: 7.7 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: New Zealand (Ref. 5755 ). Eastern Pacific: southern part of the California Current region to the Gulf of California (Ref. 35904 ); also Chile (Ref. 9068 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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