Bathylagus niger Kobyliansky 2006

Summary:

Known from the Southern Ocean, south of Macquarie Island, in the Australian EEZ.

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Bray, D.J. 2017, Bathylagus niger in Fishes of Australia, accessed 10 Sep 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/5379

Bathylagus niger Kobyliansky 2006

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Distribution	Known the Southern Ocean between 44 to 59 S, in depths of 200-1560m (catches without a closing of the trawl).
Features	Distinguished by the following combination of characters: 23–30 (usually 26–27) rakers on the first gill arch, 20–23 rays in the anal fin, 10–12 rays in the dorsal fin, 40–42 scale pockets in the lateral line, 45–48 (usually 46–47) vertebrae, 4–7 (usually 5–6) pyloric caeca, the greatest body depth is in adults 19–22% SL, and the average head is 21–23% SL.
Species Citation	Bathylagus niger Kobyliansky 2006, Voprosy Ikhtiologii 46(4): 438. Type locality: Southern Ocean, 52°54'S, 35°55'W, depth 800-0 m.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2017

Bathylagus niger Kobyliansky 2006

References

Kobyliansky, S.G. 2006. Bathylagus niger sp. nova (Bathylagidae, Salmoniformes) a new species of Bathylagus from the subpolar waters of the Southern Ocean. Voprosy Ikhtiologii 46(4): 437-441. (in Russian)

Kobyliansky, S.G. 2006. Bathylagus niger sp. nova (Bathylagidae, Salmoniformes) a new species of Bathylagus from the subpolar waters of the Southern Ocean. Journal of Ichthyology 46(6): 413-417. Abstract