Snubnose blacksmelt

Bathylagoides wesethi

A blunt snout following the California Current southward

Black
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
North America
Elongated
Small

The snubnose blacksmelt (Bathylagoides wesethi) is a species of ray-finned fish in the deep-sea smelt family Bathylagidae. It is native to the northeastern Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Marine Smelts
Family: Bathylagidae
Genus: Bathylagoides
Maximum length: 13.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: California Current region from Oregon, USA to southern Baja California.

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