''Bathyphylax'' is a

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spikefish The spikefishes (family Triacanthodidae) are ray-finned fishes related to the pufferfishes and triggerfishes. They live in deep waters; more than , but above the continental shelves. They are found in the Atlantic, Indian Ocean, and the west-cen ...

es native to the deep waters of the

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and

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Species

There are currently three recognized

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in this genus:Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. ''Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.'' * '' Bathyphylax bombifrons'' G. S. Myers, 1934 (Boomer spikefish) * '' Bathyphylax omen'' J. C. Tyler, 1966 * '' Bathyphylax pruvosti''

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, 2006

References

Tetraodontiformes Marine fish families Taxa named by George S. Myers {{Tetraodontiformes-stub