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Lipolagus ochotensis (Schmidt, 1938)

Eared blacksmelt
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New Zealand country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Specimen(s) held at the NMNZ require further study to verify the identification (Ref. 5755).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.fish.govt.nz/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Paulin, C., A. Stewart, C. Roberts and P. McMillan, 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Argentiniformes (Marine smelts) > Bathylagidae (Deep-sea smelts)
Etymology: Lipolagus: Greek, lipos = fat + Greek, lagos = hare (Ref. 45335);  ochotensis: ochotensis which means bearing ears (Ref. 6885).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 930 - 6100 m (Ref. 50550).   Deep-water; 66°N - 36°S, 135°E - 114°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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