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Bathysaurus ferox Günther, 1878

Deep-sea lizardfish
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Deepsea lizardfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: MCZ 28061 (Holotype, off South Carolina) (Ref. 4472).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Sulak, K.J., 1990
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Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Aulopiformes (Grinners) > Bathysauridae (Deepsea lizardfishes)
Etymology: Bathysaurus: Greek, bathys = deep + Greek, sauros = lizard (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Günther.

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

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 600 - 3500 m (Ref. 4472), usually 1000 - 2500 m (Ref. 5951).   Deep-water; 70°N - 50°S, 180°W - 180°E

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