Bathylagidae

slender blacksmelt

Bathylagus pacificus

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• Black
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• North America
• Fusiform
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium

slender blacksmelt is a migratory fish of Pacific. The species occupies deep water. The largest recorded length is 25 cm.