Biology:Bathophilus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Bathophilus
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Bathophilus longipinnis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Stomiidae
Subfamily: Melanostomiinae
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)[2]
  • 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. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Bathophilus in FishBase. February 2014 version.
  2. Yang, Maya (May 6, 2022). "‘It’s just gorgeous’: rare deep-sea dragonfish spotted off California coast". www.theguardian.com. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/06/california-rare-deep-sea-fish-monterey-bay. Retrieved May 7, 2022. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2168740 entry