Where has the Antarctic Big-eye Smelt been recorded?

Bathylagus antarcticus occurrence evidence comes from 92 records in 9 countries and territories, from 1874 to 1995. Most records come from Antarctica.

• 92 records
• 9 places
• 26 years recorded
• — class

Observation evidence passport

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

Peak month: March. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Antarctic Big-eye Smelt has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Antarctic Big-eye Smelt. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.