Bathylaginae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors/Superordo: Protacanthopterygii
Ordo: Argentiniformes
Subordo: Argentinoidei

Familia: Microstomatidae
Subfamilia: Bathylaginae
Genera: Bathylagichthys – Bathylagoides – Bathylagus – Dolicholagus – Leuroglossus – Lipolagus – Melanolagus – Pseudobathylagus
Name

Bathylaginae
Synonymy

Bathylagidae
References

Joseph S. Nelson: Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, 2006. ISBN ISBN 0-471-25031-7.

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Kleinmünder
English: Deep-sea smelt
lietuvių: Gelminės stintos
Nederlands: Kleinbekken
polski: głębikowate

The deep-sea smelts are any members of the family Bathylagidae, a distinct group of marine smelts.

Deep-sea smelts are marine fishes found in deep waters throughout the oceans, down to 1,500 m (4,900 ft) in depth. They are small fishes, growing up to 25 cm (9.8 in) long. They feed on plankton, especially krill.
References

Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). "Bathylagidae" in FishBase. February 2012 version.