Bathytroctes is a genus of deepwater marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Alepocephalidae, the smooth-heads. These fishes are found in the deeper waters of the Oceans around the world..
Species
There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:
- Bathytroctes breviceps <small>Sazonov, 1999</small>
- Bathytroctes elegans <small>Sazonov & A. N. Ivanov, 1979</small>
- Bathytroctes inspector <small>Garman, 1899</small>
- Bathytroctes macrognathus <small>Sazonov, 1999</small>
- Bathytroctes macrolepis <small>Günther, 1887</small> (Koefoed's smooth-head)
- Bathytroctes michaelsarsi <small>Koefoed, 1927</small> (Michael Sars' smooth-head)
- Bathytroctes microlepis <small>Günther, 1878</small> (Smallscale smooth-head)
- Bathytroctes oligolepis <small>(G. Krefft, 1970)</small>
- Bathytroctes pappenheimi <small>(Fowler, 1934)</small>
- Bathytroctes squamosus <small>Alcock, 1890</small> (Deepscale slickhead)
- Bathytroctes zugmayeri <small>Fowler, 1934</small> (Zugmayer's slickhead)
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