| Bathophilus | |
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| Bathophilus longipinnis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Stomiidae |
| Subfamily: | Melanostomiinae |
| Genus: | Bathophilus Giglioli, 1882 |
| Type species | |
| Bathophilus nigerrimus Giglioli, 1882 | |
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Bathophilus is a genus of barbeled dragonfishes native to the ocean depths of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans.
Species
There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:
- 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)
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Scaleless Dragonfish (B. nigerrimus)
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Bathophilus ater
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Pawnee dragonfish (Bathophilus pawneei)
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Bathophilus vaillanti
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Bathophilus". FishBase. February 2014 version.
- Yang, Maya (May 6, 2022). "'It's just gorgeous': rare deep-sea dragonfish spotted off California coast". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
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