Bathytroctes

Bathytroctes
Koefoed's smooth-head (Bathytroctes macrolepis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Argentiniformes
Family: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Bathytroctes
Günther, 1878

Bathytroctes is a genus of slickheads that occur in the depths of the oceans.

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Bathytroctes breviceps Sazonov, 1999
  • Bathytroctes elegans Sazonov & Ivanov, 1979
  • Bathytroctes inspector Garman, 1899
  • Bathytroctes macrognathus Sazonov, 1999
  • Bathytroctes macrolepis Günther, 1887 (Koefoed's smooth-head)
  • Bathytroctes michaelsarsi Koefoed, 1927 (Michael Sars' smooth-head)
  • Bathytroctes microlepis Günther, 1878 (Smallscale smooth-head)
  • Bathytroctes oligolepis (G. Krefft, 1970)
  • Bathytroctes pappenheimi (Fowler, 1934)
  • Bathytroctes squamosus Alcock, 1890 (Deepscale slickhead)
  • Bathytroctes zugmayeri Fowler, 1934 (Zugmayer's slickhead)

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Bathytroctes in FishBase. February 2012 version.


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