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javelin spookfish (Bathylychnops exilis)
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Opisthoproctidae

javelin spookfish

Bathylychnops exilis

A javelin shaped fish of two far oceans

  • Tropical
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • North America
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

javelin spookfish is a migratory fish from Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits deep water. Records give a maximum length of 58 cm.

Water type
Marine
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