Bathygadus nipponicus

Bathygadus nipponicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Suborder: Macrouroidei
Family: Bathygadidae
Genus: Bathygadus
Species:
B. nipponicus
Binomial name
Bathygadus nipponicus
Synonyms

Regania nipponica Jordan & Gilbert, 1904

Bathygadus nipponicus is a species of rattail. This is a deep-water fish found in the waters around southern Japan and northern Taiwan.

This species grows to around 57 cm (22.4 in) in length. It has a fairly wide mouth with a low, broad snout, large eyes and no chin barbel. The mouth is terminal with very small, conical teeth.

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nathygadus nipponicus". FishBase. February 2018 version.


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