Bony-eared assfish

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/bony-eared-assfish

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1. How deep is Bony-eared assfish?1,171 to 4,415 meters (3,842 to 14,485 feet)
2. What is the scientific name?Acanthonus armatus
3. What is the habitat?Bathypelagic zone of tropical and sub-tropical oceans, extending to temperate waters
4. What does the bony-eared assfish look like?It has soft, flabby tissues and a lightweight skeleton, making it very light for its size. It can grow up to about 37.5 cm long.
5. Where does the bony-eared assfish live?It lives in the deep, dark part of the ocean called the bathypelagic zone. It is found in tropical and sub‑tropical waters, even as far north as Queen Charlotte Sound in British Columbia.

Bathypelagic Zone: The oceanic zone extending from 1,000 to 4,000 meters, characterized by extreme pressure, darkness, and cold.
Vertebrate: An animal belonging to the subphylum Vertebrata, distinguished by the presence of a vertebral column or backbone.
Ontogenetic Shifts: Significant changes in an organism's form or function that occur during its development from larva to adult.
Hydrostatic Pressure: The pressure exerted by a fluid at equilibrium at a given point within the fluid, due to the force of gravity.