black warrior

Bathylaco nigricans

A black fish of warm deeps around the world

Black
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Europe
Elongated
Medium

black warrior is a marine fish that inhabits ocean habitats. Records describe one especially distinctive detail: A black fish of warm deeps around the world.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Slickheads and Tubeshoulders
Family: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Bathylaco
Maximum length: 36 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Circumglobal in warmer waters. Eastern Atlantic: scattered records from southwest of Ireland to the Azores (Ref. 4736 ); between 29°23'N to 21°35'S. Eastern Pacific: California Current region (Ref. 35724 ). Possibly occurring in the Western Central Pacific (Ref. 38717 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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