Bathytroctes

Updated on Dec 22, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Alepocephalidae		Phylum Chordata Order Argentiniformes Rank Genus

Similar Bluntsnout smooth‑head, Rouleina, Alepocephalidae, Leptochilichthys, Alepocephalus

Bathytroctes is a genus of slickheads that occur in the depths of the oceans.

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:

Bathytroctes breviceps Sazonov, 1999

Bathytroctes elegans Sazonov & 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)

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