Dolicholagus longirostris, the longsnout blacksmelt, is a species of deep-sea smelt found circumglobally in deep waters of the tropics and subtropics. It is found at depths of 200 to 945 m (656 to 3,100 ft). This species grows to a length of 17.5 cm (6.9 in).
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Argentiniformes |
| Family: | Bathylagidae |
| Genus: | Dolicholagus Kobyliansky, 1986 |
| Species: | D. longirostris
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| Binomial name | |
| Dolicholagus longirostris (Maul, 1948)
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References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dolicholagus longirostris". FishBase. February 2012 version.
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