''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 nom ...
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 ant ...
''
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 ant ...
'' (owlfish) in the deep sea at
Monterey Bay
Monterey Bay is a bay of the Pacific Ocean located on the coast of the U.S. state of California, south of the San Francisco Bay Area and its major city at the south of the bay, San Jose. San Francisco itself is further north along the coast, by ...
Science Daily
Ocean Dead Zones Likely To Expand, April 18, 2009, Source: MBARI
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. 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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