Bathygadus antrodes
| Bathygadus antrodes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Macrouridae |
| Subfamily: | Bathygadinae |
| Genus: | Bathygadus |
| Species: | B. antrodes |
| Binomial name | |
| Bathygadus antrodes D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904 | |
Bathygadus antrodes is a gadiform fish, a species of rattail. It is found at depths of up to 1200 m in the waters around southern Japan and northern Taiwan.
This fish is known to grow to around 65 cm. 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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