Biology:Bathophilus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Bathophilus
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Bathophilus longipinnis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Stomiidae
Subfamily: Melanostomiinae
Genus: Bathophilus
Giglioli, 1882
Type species
Bathophilus nigerrimus
Giglioli, 1882
Synonyms
  • Dactylostomias Garman, 1899
  • Trichostomias Zugmayer, 1911
  • Gnathostomias Pappenheim, 1912
  • Notopodichthys Regan & Trewavas, 1930
  • Trichochirus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
  • Nasistomias Koefoed, 1956

Bathophilus is a genus of barbeled dragonfishes native to the ocean depths of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans.[1]

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Bathophilus abarbatus M. A. Barnett & Gibbs, 1968 (Barbless dragonfish)
  • Bathophilus altipinnis Beebe, 1933
  • Bathophilus ater (A. B. Brauer, 1902) (Winged dragonfish)
  • Bathophilus brevis Regan & Trewavas, 1930
  • Bathophilus digitatus (W. W. Welsh, 1923)
  • Bathophilus filifer (Garman, 1899) (Sparing)
  • Bathophilus flemingi Aron & McCrery, 1958 (Highfin dragonfish)[2]
  • Bathophilus indicus (A. B. Brauer, 1902)
  • Bathophilus irregularis Norman, 1930
  • Bathophilus kingi M. A. Barnett & Gibbs, 1968
  • Bathophilus longipinnis (Pappenheim, 1914)
  • Bathophilus nigerrimus Giglioli, 1882 (Scaleless dragonfish)
  • Bathophilus pawneei A. E. Parr, 1927 (Pawnee dragonfish)
  • Bathophilus proximus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
  • Bathophilus schizochirus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
  • Bathophilus vaillanti (Zugmayer, 1911)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Bathophilus in FishBase. February 2014 version.
  2. Yang, Maya (May 6, 2022). "‘It’s just gorgeous’: rare deep-sea dragonfish spotted off California coast". www.theguardian.com. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/06/california-rare-deep-sea-fish-monterey-bay. Retrieved May 7, 2022. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2168740 entry