Bathylychnops exilis

Bathylychnops exilis
	Javelin spookfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Argentiniformes
Family:	Opisthoproctidae
Genus:	Bathylychnops
Species:	B. exilis
Binomial name
	Bathylychnops exilis; Cohen, 1958

Bathylychnops exilis, also known as the Javelin spookfish, is a species of barreleye found in the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean. It lives at a depth of 640 meters (2,100 ft). It is 50 cm long.

Description

The Javelin spookfish's body is transparent and elongated, almost like a pike. The number of vertebrae is 78 to 84. Its muscles are well developed, meaning it's an active swimmer compared to other deep-sea fish.

The species has unusual protuberances that grow from its eyes, which made people call it a four-eyed fish. Despite this, however, they are not related to the genus Anableps at all.

Related pages

List of fish common names

References

Cohen DM (1958). "Bathylychnops exilis, a new genus and species of argentinoid fish from the North Pacific". Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin. 7: 47-52.

↑ Cohen DM (1958). Bathylychnops exilis, a new genus and species of argentinoid fish from the North Pacific. Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin 7, 47-52.

[1] Cohen DM (1958). Bathylychnops exilis, a new genus and species of argentinoid fish from the North Pacific. Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin 7, 47-52.