highfin lizardfish

Bathysaurus mollis

A white long bodied fish of warm global depths

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Europe
Elongated
Large

highfin lizardfish is a marine fish of Circumglobal between latitude 50°N-20°S except tropical eastern Pacific. The species occupies deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 78 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lizardfishes and Allies
Family: Bathysauridae
Genus: Bathysaurus
Maximum length: 78 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Circumglobal between latitude 50°N-20°S except tropical eastern Pacific. Eastern Atlantic: northern Ireland; Morocco to Gabon.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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