Bathyprion danae, the fangtooth smooth-head, is a species of slickhead found in deep waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It is in the monotypic genus Bathyprion.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Alepocephalidae |
| Genus: | Bathyprion N. B. Marshall, 1966 |
| Species: | B. danae
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| Bathyprion danae N. B. Marshall, 1966
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A fossil specimen of an undescribed Bathyprion species has been documented from the Oligocene of the Polish Carpathians. It is one of the very few fossil slickheads known alongside Carpathichthys.[1]
Environment edit
Bathyprion danae is recorded to be found in a marine environment within bathypelagic depth range of about 100 – 3200 meters.[2] They are considered to be a species found in the deep-waters.[3]
Distribution edit
Bathyprion danae is native to the areas of the Eastern Atlantic, Namibia, the North Atlantic, and the western Pacific.[3] It has been found isolated in the area of Madeira.[4] This species has also been recorded to occupy the areas of the European waters, the North West Atlantic, the Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone, and the Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone.[5]
Size edit
Bathyprion danae grows to a length of 38.0 centimetres (15.0 in) SL.[3][6]
Identification edit
Bathyprion danae can be identified by its slender body and its long, pointed snout. Its upper jaw is longer than its bottom jaw, and it reaches out longer than its eye. The scales of this species are colorful and there are numerous small scales on its body. Its body has a brownish color to it.[4]
References edit
- ^ Kotlarczyk, Janusz; Jerzmańska, Anna; Świdnicka, Ewa; Wiszniowska, Teresa (2006). "A framework of ichthyofaunal ecostratigraphy of the Oligocene-Early Miocene strata of the Polish Outer Carpathian basin". Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae. 76 (1): 1–111.
- ^ "Fangtooth smooth-head". The Website of Everything. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ a b c "Bathyprion danae Marshall, 1966 Fangtooth smooth-head". Fish Base. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Fishes of the NE Atlantic and the Mediterranean". Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "Bathyprion danae — Overview Fangtooth Smoothhead". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "Bathyprion danae". Western Atlantic Fish. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
Notes edit
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Bathyprion danae" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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