Bathophilus

Bathophilus
B. longipinnis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Stomiidae
Genus: Bathophilus
Giglioli, 1882
Type species
Bathophilus nigerrimus
Giglioli, 1882
Synonyms
  • Dactylostomias Garman, 1899
  • Trichostomias Zugmayer, 1911
  • Gnathostomias Pappenheim, 1912
  • Notopodichthys Regan & Trewavas, 1930
  • Trichochirus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
  • Nasistomias Koefoed, 1956

Bathophilus is a genus of barbeled dragonfishes native to the ocean depths of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans.[1]

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Bathophilus abarbatus M. A. Barnett & Gibbs, 1968 (Barbless dragonfish)
  • Bathophilus altipinnis Beebe, 1933
  • Bathophilus ater (A. B. Brauer, 1902) (Winged dragonfish)
  • Bathophilus brevis Regan & Trewavas, 1930
  • Bathophilus digitatus (W. W. Welsh, 1923)
  • Bathophilus filifer (Garman, 1899) (Sparing)
  • Bathophilus flemingi Aron & McCrery, 1958 (Highfin dragonfish)
  • Bathophilus indicus (A. B. Brauer, 1902)
  • Bathophilus irregularis Norman, 1930
  • Bathophilus kingi M. A. Barnett & Gibbs, 1968
  • Bathophilus longipinnis (Pappenheim, 1914)
  • Bathophilus nigerrimus Giglioli, 1882 (Scaleless dragonfish)
  • Bathophilus pawneei A. E. Parr, 1927 (Pawnee dragonfish)
  • Bathophilus proximus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
  • Bathophilus schizochirus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
  • Bathophilus vaillanti (Zugmayer, 1911)

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2014). Species of Bathophilus in FishBase. February 2014 version.


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