''Barathrodemus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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 diverged from other ray-finned fi ...
s found in deep waters.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Barathrodemus manatinus
''Barathrodemus'' 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. ...
''
Goode & T. H. Bean, 1883
* ''
Barathrodemus nasutus''
H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
References
Ophidiidae
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