Lipolagus ochotensis

Lipolagus ochotensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Argentiniformes
Family: Bathylagidae
Genus: Lipolagus
Kobyliansky, 1986
Species: L. ochotensis
Binomial name
Lipolagus ochotensis
(P. J. Schmidt, 1938)

Lipolagus ochotensis, the eared blacksmelt, is a species of deep-sea smelt found in the Pacific Ocean down to depths of 6,100 m (20,000 ft). This species grows to a length of 16 cm (6.3 in).

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