Grey's deepsea smelt
📖 Overview
Usually caught in small aggregations, at 600-900 m in the daytime and 25-500 m at night . Feeds on plankton .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 14; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12; Vertebrae: 44. Pale, straw-colored ground color. Opercle and snout dusky. Dark pigment distributed on margins of scale pockets . Slender body, smoothly narrowed toward the end of caudal peduncle. Maximum depth at the level of the pectoral fin base for 39-69 mm specimens and immediately before the dorsal fin origin for larger ones. Pectoral fins short, not reaching origin of dorsal fin. Operculum without radial grooves. No gill rakers at the inner surface of epibranchial of first gill arch. Swim bladder absent .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Grey's deepsea smelt is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Grey's deepsea smelt is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Grey's deepsea smelt is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 25 - 1000 m . Deep-water; 32°N - 48°S Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
plankton (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bathylagus greyae | Cohen | 1958 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 106 records indexed .
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