Bathygadus garretti

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iBathygadus garretti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Subfamily: Bathygadinae
Genus: Bathygadus
Species: B. garretti
Binomial name
Bathygadus garretti
Gilbert & Hubbs, 1916

Bathygadus garretti is a species of rattail. This is a deep-water fish found in the waters around southern Japan and northern Taiwan.

This fish grows to a length of around 50 cm. It has a fairly wide, firm-boned head, terminal mouth with very small, conical teeth and large eyes. The scales are small, thin and deciduous.

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