Scientific Name
Bathysauroides gigas

Common Name
Pale deepsea lizardfish

Biology
A benthic species which inhabits the continental slope.

Classification

Classified By

Kamohara, 1952

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Grinners (Aulopiformes)

Family

Largescale deep-sea lizardfishes (Bathysauroididae)

Distribution

Region

Western Pacific

Distribution

Western Pacific: Tosa Bay, Japan and Australia.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal

Trophic Level

4.15 s.e. 0.71 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

29.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (25 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated