Eared blacksmelt
📖 Overview
Overview information for Eared blacksmelt is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 16. Body slender and compressed. Anal fin base slightly shorter than dorsal fin base or caudal peduncle. Eye diameter longer than snout. dorsal end of gill slit reaching above midline of side of body. Traces of detached scales are not marked. Branchiostegal rays: 2 .: elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
Diet information for Eared blacksmelt is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 930 - 6100 m . Deep-water; 66°N - 36°S, 135°E - 114°W Northwest Pacific: Suruga Bay in Japan, Sea of Okhotsk (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Eared blacksmelt · Fatty Deepsea Smelt · Popeye Blacksmelt · Popeyed blacksmelt |
| 🌍CES | okatka ochotská |
| 🇫🇷French | garcette à oreilles |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Sokoiwashi · ソコイワシ |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Охотоморский липолаг · Охотский липолаг |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bathylagus nakazawai | Matsubara | 1940 | Synonym |
| Bathylagus ochotensis | Schmidt | 1938 | Synonym |
| Leuroglossus ochotensis | Schmidt | 1938 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 7 records indexed .
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