Bathophilus

Bathophilus is a genus of barbeled dragonfishes native to the ocean depths of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans.^[1]

Bathophilus
Bathophilus longipinnis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Stomiiformes
Family:	Stomiidae
Subfamily:	Melanostomiinae
Genus:	Bathophilus Giglioli, 1882
Type species
Bathophilus nigerrimus Giglioli, 1882
Synonyms
Dactylostomias Garman, 1899 Trichostomias Zugmayer, 1911 Gnathostomias Pappenheim, 1912 Notopodichthys Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Trichochirus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Nasistomias Koefoed, 1956

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Bathophilus abarbatus M. A. Barnett & Gibbs, 1968 (Barbless dragonfish)
• Bathophilus altipinnis Beebe, 1933
• Bathophilus ater (A. B. Brauer, 1902) (Winged dragonfish)
• Bathophilus brevis Regan & Trewavas, 1930
• Bathophilus digitatus (W. W. Welsh, 1923)
• Bathophilus filifer (Garman, 1899) (Sparing)
• Bathophilus flemingi Aron & McCrery, 1958 (Highfin dragonfish)^[2]
• Bathophilus indicus (A. B. Brauer, 1902)
• Bathophilus irregularis Norman, 1930
• Bathophilus kingi M. A. Barnett & Gibbs, 1968
• Bathophilus longipinnis (Pappenheim, 1914)
• Bathophilus nigerrimus Giglioli, 1882 (Scaleless dragonfish)
• Bathophilus pawneei A. E. Parr, 1927 (Pawnee dragonfish)
• Bathophilus proximus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
• Bathophilus schizochirus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
• Bathophilus vaillanti (Zugmayer, 1911)

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  Scaleless Dragonfish (B. nigerrimus)
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  Bathophilus ater
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  Pawnee dragonfish (Bathophilus pawneei)
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  Bathophilus vaillanti

References

1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Bathophilus in FishBase. February 2014 version.
2. Yang, Maya (May 6, 2022). "'It's just gorgeous': rare deep-sea dragonfish spotted off California coast". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved May 7, 2022.