Bathylaco Macrophthalmus
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''Bathylaco'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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.


Species

There are currently three recognized
species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
in this genus: * '' Bathylaco macrophthalmus'' J. G. Nielsen & Larsen, 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 & ...
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Goode Goode ( or , depending on family) is a surname. Notable people Notable people with the surname include: * Alex Goode (Born 1988), British rugby union player * Alexander D. Goode (1911-1943), US Army chaplain * Andy Goode (born 1980), British ru ...
& 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