Bathylagus
Bathylagus is a genus of deep-sea smelts, some species of which are noted for having stylophthalmine larvae.
| Bathylagus | |
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| Goiter blacksmelt, (Bathylagus euryops) | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Argentiniformes |
| Family: | Bathylagidae |
| Genus: | Bathylagus Günther, 1878 |
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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
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Bathylagus in FishBase. February 2012 version.
- Kobylyanskii (2006). "Bathylagus niger sp. nova (Bathylagidae) Salmoniformes, a new species from subpolar waters of the Southern Ocean". Vopr Ikhtiol. 46 (4): 438.
- 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
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