''Bathysphyraenops'' is a
genus
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of fish in the family
Howellidae, the oceanic basslets. They are native to the deep waters of the
tropical
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the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
oceans.
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Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
* '' Bathysphyraenops declivifrons'' Fedoryako, 1976
* '' Bathysphyraenops simplex'' A. E. Parr, 1933
References
Howellidae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Albert Eide Parr
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