Bathylagidae

Eared blacksmelt

Lipolagus ochotensis

Bathylagid Fish beneath Japanese Waters

• Black
• Northern Hemisphere
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• North America
• Oceania
• Elongated
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium

Lipolagus ochotensis, the eared blacksmelt, is a species of deep-sea smelt found in the Pacific Ocean down to depths of 6,100 m (20,000 ft). This species grows to a length of 16 cm (6.3 in).