Bathophilus

Bathophilus
Bathophilus longipinnis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Stomiiformes
Family:	Stomiidae
Subfamily:	Melanostomiinae
Genus:	BathophilusGiglioli, 1882
Type species
Bathophilus nigerrimus Giglioli, 1882
Synonyms
DactylostomiasGarman, 1899 TrichostomiasZugmayer, 1911 GnathostomiasPappenheim, 1912 NotopodichthysRegan & Trewavas, 1930 TrichochirusRegan & Trewavas, 1930 NasistomiasKoefoed, 1956

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

Species

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

• Bathophilus abarbatusM. A. Barnett & Gibbs, 1968 (Barbless dragonfish)
• Bathophilus altipinnisBeebe, 1933
• Bathophilus ater(A. B. Brauer, 1902) (Winged dragonfish)
• Bathophilus brevisRegan & Trewavas, 1930
• Bathophilus digitatus(W. W. Welsh, 1923)
• Bathophilus filifer(Garman, 1899) (Sparing)
• Bathophilus flemingiAron & McCrery, 1958 (Highfin dragonfish)^[2]
• Bathophilus indicus(A. B. Brauer, 1902)
• Bathophilus irregularisNorman, 1930
• Bathophilus kingiM. A. Barnett & Gibbs, 1968
• Bathophilus longipinnis(Pappenheim, 1914)
• Bathophilus nigerrimusGiglioli, 1882 (Scaleless dragonfish)
• Bathophilus pawneeiA. E. Parr, 1927 (Pawnee dragonfish)
• Bathophilus proximusRegan & Trewavas, 1930
• Bathophilus schizochirusRegan & Trewavas, 1930
• Bathophilus vaillanti(Zugmayer, 1911)

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

References

1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Bathophilus". 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.