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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Marine Smelts
Family: Bathylagidae
Genus: Dolicholagus
Maximum length: 17.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Widely distributed in tropical and subtropical seas. Eastern Atlantic: south of Portugal to Madeira. Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 27768 ). Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951 ). Northwest Pacific: Japan (Ref. 559 ). Southwest Pacific: New Zealand (Ref. 5755 ). Eastern Pacific: California Current region (Ref. 35604 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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