Bathylagidae

Stout blacksmelt

Pseudobathylagus milleri

Large eyes stare void

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

Pseudobathylagus milleri, the Stout blacksmelt, also called the Owlfish due to its large eyes relative to its body, is a species of deep-sea smelt native to the north Pacific Ocean where it is found to depths of 6,600 m (21,700 ft). This species grows to a length of 16.5 cm (6.5 in). It is the only species in the genus Pseudobathylagus.