''Bathylaco'' 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
slickhead
Slickheads, also known as nakedheads or smoothheads, are deep water fishes that belong to the family Alepocephalidae. They are most commonly found in the bathypelagic layer, which is approximately 3000m below the surface. They get their name from ...
s found in deep oceanic waters.
[ It is one of nineteen genera in the family Alepocephalidae.
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Species
There are currently three recognized species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
in this genus:
References
Alepocephalidae
Ray-finned fish genera
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by George Brown Goode
Taxa named by Tarleton Hoffman Bean
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