Bathygadus antrodes

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Bathygadus antrodes
FMIB 41163 Melanobranchus antrodes Jordan & Gilbert.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Subfamily: Bathygadinae
Genus: Bathygadus
Species:
B. antrodes
Binomial name
Bathygadus antrodes
(Jordan & Starks, 1904)
Synonyms

Melanobranchus antrodes Jordan & Starks, 1904

Bathygadus antrodes is a gadiform fish, a species of rattail. It is found at depths of up to 1200 m (3937 ft) in the waters around southern Japan and northern Taiwan.

This fish is known to grow to around 65 cm (25.5 in). It has a very wide, soft-boned head, a terminal mouth with very small teeth, small eyes and no barbel. The scales are small and deciduous.

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