Bathylagus

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
Genus: Bathylagus
B. andriashevi – B. antarcticus – B. euryops – B. gracilis – B. niger – B. pacificus – B. tenuis
Name

Bathylagus Günther, 1878
References
Primary referencesAdditional references

Bathylagus is a genus of deep-sea smelts, some species of which are noted for having stylophthalmine larvae.
Species

The seven recognized, extant species in this genus are:[1]

Bathylagus andriashevi Kobyliansky, 1986
Bathylagus antarcticus Günther, 1878 (Antarctic deepsea smelt)
Bathylagus euryops Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (goiter blacksmelt)
Bathylagus gracilis Lönnberg, 1905
Bathylagus niger Kobyliansky, 2006[2]
Bathylagus pacificus C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (slender blacksmelt)
Bathylagus tenuis Kobyliansky, 1986

In addition, there exists a species Bathylagus milleri (owlfish) in the deep sea at Monterey Bay[3] Marine Life, Source: also MBARI</ref>
References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Bathylagus in FishBase. February 2012 version.
Kobylyanskii (2006). "Bathylagus niger sp. nova (Bathylagidae) Salmoniformes, a new species from subpolar waters of the Southern Ocean". Vopr Ikhtiol. 46 (4): 438.
Science Daily Ocean Dead Zones Likely To Expand, April 18, 2009, Source: MBARI. A further reference is [https://www.spotmydive.com/en/news/most-increible-eyes-of-the-abyss-scuba-diving SpotMyDive