Biology:Bathylagus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Bathylagus
Bathylagus euryops.jpg
Goiter blacksmelt, (Bathylagus euryops)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Argentiniformes
Family: Bathylagidae
Genus: Bathylagus
Günther, 1878
Species

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Bathylagus is a genus of deep-sea smelts, some species of which are noted for having stylophthalmine larvae.

Species

The seven recognized, extant species in this genus are:[1]

  • Bathylagus andriashevi Kobyliansky, 1986
  • Bathylagus antarcticus Günther, 1878 (Antarctic deepsea smelt)
  • Bathylagus euryops Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (goiter blacksmelt)
  • Bathylagus gracilis Lönnberg, 1905
  • Bathylagus niger Kobyliansky, 2006[2]
  • Bathylagus pacificus C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (slender blacksmelt)
  • Bathylagus tenuis Kobyliansky, 1986

In addition, there exists a species Bathylagus milleri (owlfish) in the deep sea at Monterey Bay[3] Marine Life, Source: also MBARI</ref>

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Bathylagus in FishBase. February 2012 version.
  2. Kobylyanskii (2006). "Bathylagus niger sp. nova (Bathylagidae) Salmoniformes, a new species from subpolar waters of the Southern Ocean.". Vopr Ikhtiol 46 (4): 438. 
  3. Science Daily Ocean Dead Zones Likely To Expand, April 18, 2009, Source: MBARI. A further reference is [https://www.spotmydive.com/en/news/most-increible-eyes-of-the-abyss-scuba-diving SpotMyDive

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2001280 entry