Pseudobathylagus milleri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Argentiniformes |
Family: | Bathylagidae |
Genus: |
Pseudobathylagus Kobyliansky, 1986 |
Species: | P. milleri |
Binomial name | |
Pseudobathylagus milleri (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1898) |
Pseudobathylagus milleri, the stout blacksmelt, also called the owlfish due to its large eyes relative to its body, is a species of deep-sea smelt native to the north Pacific Ocean where it is found to depths of 6,600 m (21,700 ft). This species grows to a length of 16.5 cm (6.5 in).
Video of a squid subduing and killing an owlfish from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.