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Bathylychnops exilis  Cohen, 1958

Javelin spookfish
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Osmeriformes (Smelts) > Opisthoproctidae (Barreleyes or spookfishes)
Etymology: Bathylychnops: Greek, bathys = deep + Greek, lychnos = lamp + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).   More on author: Cohen.

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 400 - 800 m (Ref. 96339).   Subtropical, preferred ?; 55°N - 35°N, 140°E - 120°W

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Eastern Atlantic: off Azores Island. Northeast Pacific: British Columbia, Canada (Ref. 11980) to central California (Ref. 35626). Northwest Pacific: Kashimanada Sea, Japan (Ref. 559).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 58.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 96339)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 10 - 14; Vertebrae: 78 - 84. Branchiostegal rays: 2.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Oceanic. Eggs and larvae are pelagic (Ref. 6885). Oviparous (Ref. 35626). Bathypelagic at about 400-800 m (Ref. 96339). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Oviparous (Ref. 35626).

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Quéro, J.-C., 1990. Opisthroproctidae. p. 241-243. 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. 6542)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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