''Bathylagus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
deep-sea smelt
The deep-sea smelts are any members of the family Bathylagidae, a distinct group of marine smelts.
Deep-sea smelts are marine fishes found in deep waters throughout the oceans, down to in depth. They are small fishes, growing up to long. They ...
s, some species of which are noted for having
stylophthalmine larvae.
Species
The seven recognized, extant species in this genus are:
* ''
Bathylagus andriashevi
''Bathylagus'' is a genus of deep-sea smelts, some species of which are noted for having stylophthalmine larvae.
Species
The seven recognized, extant species in this genus are:
* '' Bathylagus andriashevi'' Kobyliansky, 1986
* '' Bathylagus an ...
''
Kobyliansky, 1986
* ''
Bathylagus antarcticus''
Günther, 1878 (Antarctic deepsea smelt)
* ''
Bathylagus euryops''
Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (goiter blacksmelt)
* ''
Bathylagus gracilis
''Bathylagus'' is a genus of deep-sea smelts, some species of which are noted for having stylophthalmine larvae.
Species
The seven recognized, extant species in this genus are:
* '' Bathylagus andriashevi'' Kobyliansky, 1986
* '' Bathylagus an ...
''
Lönnberg, 1905
* ''
Bathylagus niger''
Kobyliansky, 2006
* ''
Bathylagus pacificus
''Bathylagus'' is a genus of deep-sea smelts, some species of which are noted for having stylophthalmine larvae.
Species
The seven recognized, extant species in this genus are:
* '' Bathylagus andriashevi'' Kobyliansky, 1986
* '' Bathylagus an ...
''
C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (slender blacksmelt)
* ''
Bathylagus tenuis
''Bathylagus'' is a genus of deep-sea smelts, some species of which are noted for having stylophthalmine larvae.
Species
The seven recognized, extant species in this genus are:
* '' Bathylagus andriashevi'' Kobyliansky, 1986
* '' Bathylagus an ...
''
Kobyliansky, 1986
In addition, there exists a species ''
Bathylagus milleri
''Bathylagus'' is a genus of deep-sea smelts, some species of which are noted for having stylophthalmine larvae.
Species
The seven recognized, extant species in this genus are:
* '' Bathylagus andriashevi'' Kobyliansky, 1986
* '' Bathylagus an ...
'' (owlfish) in the deep sea at
Monterey Bay
Monterey Bay is a bay of the Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica ...
Science Daily
Ocean Dead Zones Likely To Expand, April 18, 2009, Source: MBARI
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) is a private, non-profit oceanographic research center in Moss Landing, California. MBARI was founded in 1987 by David Packard, and is primarily funded by the David and Lucile Packard Founda ...
. A further reference i
SpotMyDive Marine Life, Source: also MBARI
References
External links
* https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=162081
Bathylagus,
Ray-finned fish genera
Taxa named by Albert Günther
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