- Bathygadus nipponicus
Taxobox
name = "Bathygadus nipponicus"
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Actinopterygii
ordo =Gadiformes
familia =Macrouridae
subfamilia =Bathygadinae
genus = "Bathygadus "
species = "B. nipponicus"
binomial = "Bathygadus nipponicus"
binomial_authority = Jordan & Gilbert, 1904"Bathygadus nipponicus" is a species of
rattail . This is a deep-water fish found in the waters around southernJapan and northernTaiwan .This species grows to around 57 cm 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
* [http://www.sinica.edu.tw/zool/zoolstud/43.1/35.pdf A new species, "Caelorinchus sheni", and 19 new records of grenadiers (Pisces: Gadiformes: Macrouridae) from Taiwan - CHIOU Mei-Luen ; SHAO Kwang-Tsao ; IWAMOTO Tomio]
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