| Bathylaco | |
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| Bathylaco nigricans | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Alepocephalidae |
| Genus: | Bathylaco Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 |
| Type species | |
| Bathylaco nigricans Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 | |
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Bathylaco is a genus of slickheads found in deep oceanic waters. It is one of nineteen genera in the family Alepocephalidae.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
- Bathylaco macrophthalmus J. G. Nielsen & Larsen, 1968
- Bathylaco nielseni Sazonov & Ivanov, 1980
- Bathylaco nigricans Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (Black warrior)
References
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Alepocephalidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Bathylaco". FishBase. October 2013 version.
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