Bathylagus Explained

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:

• 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^[1]
• Bathylagus pacificus C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (slender blacksmelt)
• Bathylagus tenuis Kobyliansky, 1986

Notes and References

1. Vopr Ikhtiol . 46 . 4 . 2006 . 438 . Bathylagus niger sp. nova (Bathylagidae) Salmoniformes, a new species from subpolar waters of the Southern Ocean. . Kobylyanskii.