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Osmeriformes - Bathylagidae Lipolagus ochotensis (Popeye Blacksmelt)
Illustration	Meristics	Life History	ELH Descr.	Distribution	Footnotes
More information for this taxon at: LarvalBase | FishBase | Univ. Washington Data

BONY PARTS (min-mode-max)

Vertebrae		Gill Rakers and Branchiostegal Rays
Total	47 - 48 - 49	Upper Gill Rakers	8 - 8 - 9
Precaudal	25 - 26 - 27	Lower Gill Rakers	13 - 16 - 201
Caudal	21 - 22 - 23	Branchiostegal Rays	2 - 2 - 2

FIN COUNTS (min-mode-max)

Fin (position)	Spines	Rays	Caudal Fin Counts
Pelvic (Abdominal)	0 - 0 - 0	9 - 10 - 11	Caudal Upper Secondary	12 - 14 - 15
Dorsal	0 - 0 - 0	9 - X - 13	Caudal Upper Principal	10 - 10 - 10
Pectoral	NA	8 - X - 132	Caudal Lower Principal	9 - 9 - 9
Anal	0 - 0 - 0	12 - X - 172	Caudal Lower Secondary	13 - 14 - 16

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