Scientific Name	Bathygadus spongiceps   Pronounce			by: H. M. Yeh
Author	Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920	Depth	864 - 1600M
Chinese	綿頭底尾鱈	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鼠尾鱈科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F215　Macrouridae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	綿頭底尾鱈
Max Length	27 cmTL	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	鱈魚
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Deep Sea	Holotype Locality	Vicinity of Darvel Bay, Borneo, Albatross station 5582, depth 525 fathoms
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Reference	1.Howes, G. J. and O. A. Crimmen 1990. A review of the Bathygadidae (Teleostei: Gadiformes). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 56 (no. 2): 155-203; 2.Nakabo, T. (ed.). 2013. Fishes of Japan with Pictorial Keys to the Species. Third Edition. Tokyo: Tokai University Press. 2428 pp 3. Randall, J.E. and K.K.P. Lim (eds.), 2000. A checklist of the fishes of the South China Sea. Raffles Bull. Zool. Suppl. (8):569-667;  Gilbert, C. H. etc. 1920
Specimen List	ASIZP0064268. ASIZP0901330.
Common Name	Spongy rat tail
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
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