Bathylagus | |
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Goiter blacksmelt, (Bathylagus euryops) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Argentiniformes |
Family: | Bathylagidae |
Genus: | Bathylagus Günther, 1878 |
Species | |
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Bathylagus is a genus of deep-sea smelts, some species of which are noted for having stylophthalmine larvae.
The seven recognized, extant species in this genus are:[1]
In addition, there exists a species Bathylagus milleri (owlfish) in the deep sea at Monterey Bay[3] Marine Life, Source: also MBARI</ref>