Bathytroctes

Bathytroctes
Koefoed's smooth-head (Bathytroctes macrolepis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Alepocephaliformes
Family: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Bathytroctes
Günther, 1878
Type species
Bathytroctes microlepis
Günther, 1878[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Grimatroctes Parr, 1952
  • Lepogenys Parr, 1951
  • Nomoctes Parr, 1952

Bathytroctes is a genus of deepwater marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Alepocephalidae, the smooth-heads. These fishes are found in the deeper waters of the Oceans around the world..

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Bathytroctes breviceps Sazonov, 1999
  • Bathytroctes elegans Sazonov & A. N. 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. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Alepocephalidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Bathytroctes". FishBase. February 2012 version.