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Bathysaurus mollis  Günther, 1878

Highfin lizardfish
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Actinopterígios (peces con aletas radiadas) > Aulopiformes (Grinners) > Bathysauridae (Deepsea lizardfishes)
Etymology: Bathysaurus: Greek, bathys = deep + Greek, sauros = lizard (Ref. 45335).   More on author: Günther.

Medioambiente / Clima / Gama Ecología

; marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad 1550 - 4903 m (Ref. 58302), usually 2000 - ? m (Ref. 4472).   Deep-water, preferred ?; 50°N - 20°S, 180°W - 180°E

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Circumglobal between latitude 50°N-20°S except tropical eastern Pacific. Eastern Atlantic: northern Ireland; Morocco to Gabon.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 78.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4472); common length : 40.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4472)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Radios blandos dorsales (total): 16-17; Radios blandos anales: 13; Vértebra: 50 - 51. Moderately elongate and slender. Slightly depressed anteriorly and compressed posteriorly. Color generally white, with peritoneum, branchial and buccal regions dark. Small specimens have faint vertical bars (Ref. 37039).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Benthic (Ref. 58302). Found on the continental rise and the abyss, commonly below 2,000 m, in water colder than 4°C. Larvae are probably pelagic in near-surface midwaters. Solitary, lurking bottom feeder. Probably piscivore (Ref. 4964).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Contrary to Ref. 240 this species is an hermaphrodite (Ref. 7463).

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Sulak, K.J., 1990. Synodontidae. p. 365-370. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4472)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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