''Bathophilus'' is a

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barbeled dragonfish Stomiidae is a family (biology), family of deep-sea ray-finned fish, including the barbeled dragonfishes, that live in all oceans in a wide range of depths. They are quite small, usually around 15 cm, up to 26 cm, and they exhibit a st ...

es native to the ocean depths of the

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and

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oceans.

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus: * '' Bathophilus abarbatus'' M. A. Barnett &

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, 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'' (

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, 1899) (Sparing) * '' Bathophilus flemingi''

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& McCrery, 1958 (Highfin dragonfish) * ''

Bathophilus indicus ''Bathophilus indicus'' is a species of barbeled dragonfish in the genus ''Bathophilus.'' The species has been observed in the Pacific Ocean, and is rarely seen due to the depths that members of the species reside in. When fully-grown, a member c ...

'' ( A. B. Brauer, 1902) * '' Bathophilus irregularis''

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, 1930 * '' Bathophilus kingi'' M. A. Barnett &

, 1968 * '' Bathophilus longipinnis'' (

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, 1914) * '' Bathophilus nigerrimus''

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, 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) File:Bathophilus nigerrimus.jpg, Scaleless Dragonfish ''(B. nigerrimus)'' File:Bathophilus ater.jpg, Bathophilus ater File:Fish4109 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library.jpg, Pawnee dragonfish ''(Bathophilus pawneei)'' File:Bathophilus vaillanti.jpg, Bathophilus vaillanti

References

Stomiidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Enrico Hillyer Giglioli Ray-finned fish genera {{Stomiiformes-stub