California smoothtongue

Leuroglossus stilbius

Bathylagid Fish from Eight Hundred Fifty Meters

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Elongated
Medium

The southern smoothtongue or California smoothtongue (Leuroglossus stilbius) is a type of ray-finned fish in the deep-sea smelt family Bathylagidae, that can grow to a length of 15 centimetres (6 in) TL. This fish is native to the northeastern Pacific Ocean from British Columbia to Oregon, and the Gulf of California where it is found at depths of 100 to 850 metres (300 to 2,800 ft).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Marine Smelts
Family: Bathylagidae
Genus: Leuroglossus
Maximum length: 15 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Center British Columbia (from point data that need verification), Oregon to Gulf of California.

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