Leuroglossus stilbius

Leuroglossus stilbius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Argentiniformes
Family: Bathylagidae
Genus: Leuroglossus
Species:
L. stilbius
Binomial name
Leuroglossus stilbius
Synonyms[1]
  • Bathylagus stilbius (Gilbert, 1890)
  • Bathylagus stilbius stilbius (Gilbert, 1890)
  • Leuroglossus urotranus Bussing, 1965

The southern smoothtongue or California smoothtongue (Leuroglossus stilbius) is a type of ray-finned fish in the deep-sea smelt family Bathylagidae, that can grow to a length of 15 centimetres (6 in) TL. This fish is native to the northeastern Pacific Ocean from British Columbia to Oregon, and the Gulf of California where it is found at depths of 100 to 850 metres (300 to 2,800 ft).[2]

  1. ^ a b Bailly, Nicolas (2015). "Leuroglossus stilbius Gilbert, 1890". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Leuroglossus stilbius Gilbert, 1890". FishBase. Retrieved 22 May 2016.