''Barathrites'' is a genus of
cusk-eel
The cusk-eel family, Ophidiidae, is a group of marine bony fishes in the Ophidiiformes order. The scientific name is from the Greek ''ophis'' meaning "snake", and refers to their eel-like appearance. True eels, however, diverged from other ra ...
s found in deep waters of the northwest
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" of Afr ...
.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Barathrites iris''
Zugmayer, 1911
* ''
Barathrites parri''
Nybelin, 1957
References
Ophidiidae
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