Bathygadus nipponicus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Macrouridae |
| Subfamily: | Bathygadinae |
| Genus: | Bathygadus |
| Species: | B. nipponicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Bathygadus nipponicus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Regania nipponica Jordan & Gilbert, 1904 | |
Bathygadus nipponicus is a species of rattail. This is a deep-water fish found in the waters around southern Japan and northern Taiwan.
This species grows to around 57 cm (22.4 in) in length. It has a fairly wide mouth with a low, broad snout, large eyes and no chin barbel. The mouth is terminal with very small, conical teeth.
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Nathygadus nipponicus" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
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Categories:
- Macrouridae
- Taxa named by David Starr Jordan
- Taxa named by Charles Henry Gilbert
- Fish described in 1904
- Fish of Japan
- Fish of Taiwan
- Marine fish of Asia
- Gadiformes stubs