Bathophilus is a genus of barbeled dragonfishes native to the ocean depths of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans.
Species
There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:
- Bathophilus abarbatus <small>M. A. Barnett & Gibbs, 1968</small> (Barbless dragonfish)
- Bathophilus altipinnis <small>Beebe, 1933</small>
- Bathophilus ater <small>(A. B. Brauer, 1902)</small> (Winged dragonfish)
- Bathophilus brevis <small>Regan & Trewavas, 1930</small>
- Bathophilus digitatus <small>(W. W. Welsh, 1923)</small>
- Bathophilus filifer <small>(Garman, 1899)</small> (Sparing)
- Bathophilus flemingi <small>Aron & McCrery, 1958</small> (Highfin dragonfish)
- Bathophilus indicus <small>(A. B. Brauer, 1902)</small>
- Bathophilus irregularis <small>Norman, 1930</small>
- Bathophilus kingi <small>M. A. Barnett & Gibbs, 1968</small>
- Bathophilus longipinnis <small>(Pappenheim, 1914)</small>
- Bathophilus nigerrimus <small>Giglioli, 1882</small> (Scaleless dragonfish)
- Bathophilus pawneei <small>A. E. Parr, 1927</small> (Pawnee dragonfish)
- Bathophilus proximus <small>Regan & Trewavas, 1930</small>
- Bathophilus schizochirus <small>Regan & Trewavas, 1930</small>
- Bathophilus vaillanti <small>(Zugmayer, 1911)</small>
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