Black Deepsea Lizardfish, Bathysauropsis gracilis (Günther 1878)
Other Names: Black Lizardfish, Deep-water Greeneye
A Black Deepsea Lizardfish, Bathysauropsis gracilis, collected during the 2003 NORFANZ Expedition that surveyed seamount chains in the Tasman Sea. Source: Robin McPhee / NORFANZ Founding Parties. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
A blackish to purplish black deep-water lizardfish with very large eyes and slightly paler fins.
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Dianne J. Bray, Bathysauropsis gracilis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2776
Black Deepsea Lizardfish, Bathysauropsis gracilis (Günther 1878)
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Distribution |
The species is southern circumglobal and has been recorded in Australia from the Tasman Sea off Sydney, New South Wales, to the Bonney Canyon off Robe, South Australia, including around seamounts south of Tasmania. |
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Dianne J. Bray |
Black Deepsea Lizardfish, Bathysauropsis gracilis (Günther 1878)
References
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