Bathysauroides gigas
Bathysauroides gigas (Kamohara, 1952)
Pale deepsea lizardfish


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Family:  Bathysauroididae (Largescale deep-sea lizardfishes)
Max. size:  29 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine
Distribution:  Western Pacific: Tosa Bay, Japan and Australia (Ref. 7300).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  A benthic species (Ref. 75154) which inhabits the continental slope (Ref. 7300, 75154).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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