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Longsnout blacksmelt (Dolicholagus longirostris)
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Ecological Illustration of Longsnout blacksmelt (Dolicholagus longirostris)
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Bathylagidae

Longsnout blacksmelt

Dolicholagus longirostris

Small groups migrate vertically

  • Black
  • Cross-climate
  • Subtropical
  • Tropical
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Oceania
  • Elongated
  • Medium

Longsnout blacksmelt is a migratory fish from Widely distributed in tropical and subtropical seas. It inhabits deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 17.5 cm.

Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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