Diagnostic Description
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Body robust and compressed. Small gill opening. Anal fin base longer than the length of the caudal peduncle. Dark pigment on the scale pockets (Ref. 37473).
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- Arlene G. Sampang-Reyes
Morphology
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11; Analsoft rays: 16 - 19
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- Arlene G. Sampang-Reyes
Trophic Strategy
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Sometimes caught in large aggregations. Feeds on plankton.
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- Drina Sta. Iglesia
Biology
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Bathypelagic (Ref. 58426). Sometimes caught in large aggregations. Eggs and larvae are pelagic (Ref. 6345). Feeds on small crustaceans (Ref. 5951).
Goiter blacksmelt
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The goiter blacksmelt (Bathylagus euryops) is a species of deep-sea smelt found in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is the biomass-dominant pelagic fish over the Mid-Atlantic Ridge when the entire water column is fully considered. The water-column in which it resides is 500 to 3,237 m (1,640 to 10,620 ft) deep. No topographic trapping can be performed on the species as they do not vertically migrate. This species grows to a length of 13 cm (5.1 in).
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Goiter blacksmelt: Brief Summary
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The goiter blacksmelt (Bathylagus euryops) is a species of deep-sea smelt found in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is the biomass-dominant pelagic fish over the Mid-Atlantic Ridge when the entire water column is fully considered. The water-column in which it resides is 500 to 3,237 m (1,640 to 10,620 ft) deep. No topographic trapping can be performed on the species as they do not vertically migrate. This species grows to a length of 13 cm (5.1 in).
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Diet
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Feeds on crustaceans and plankton
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Distribution
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Western Atlantic: West of Greenland to Georges Bank. Eastern Atlantic: Iceland, Faeroes and Shetlands to Portugal
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Habitat
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Found at depths of 700- 1800m in temperate and sub arctic waters.
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Habitat
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nektonic
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