''Bathylaco'' is a

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of slickheads found in deep oceanic waters. It is one of nineteen genera in the family Alepocephalidae.

Species

There are currently three recognized

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in this genus: * ''

Bathylaco macrophthalmus ''Bathylaco'' is a genus of slickheads found in deep oceanic waters. It is one of nineteen genera in the family Alepocephalidae. Species There are currently three recognized species in this genus: * '' Bathylaco macrophthalmus'' J. G. Nielsen & ...

'' J. G. Nielsen &

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, 1968 * ''

Bathylaco nielseni ''Bathylaco'' is a genus of slickheads found in deep oceanic waters. It is one of nineteen genera in the family Alepocephalidae. Species There are currently three recognized species in this genus: * '' Bathylaco macrophthalmus'' J. G. Nielsen & ...

'' Sazonov & Ivanov, 1980 * ''

Bathylaco nigricans ''Bathylaco'' is a genus of slickheads found in deep oceanic waters. It is one of nineteen genera in the family Alepocephalidae. Species There are currently three recognized species in this genus: * '' Bathylaco macrophthalmus'' J. G. Nielsen & ...

'' Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (Black warrior)

References

Alepocephalidae Ray-finned fish genera Marine fish genera Taxa named by George Brown Goode Taxa named by Tarleton Hoffman Bean {{Argentiniformes-stub