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Bathylagidae 
AphiaID: 125509

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Osmeriformes (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Osmeriformes
Sources  basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
English deep-sea smelts  [details]
Direct child
taxa

[show all]
 Genus Bathylagichthys
Genus Bathylagoides
Genus Bathylagus Günther, 1878
Genus Dolicholagus
Genus Leuroglossus Gilbert, 1890
Genus Lipolagus
Genus Melanolagus
Genus Pseudobathylagus

Genus Therobromus accepted as Bathylagus Günther, 1878
Environment marine
Link To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125509
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Bathylagidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125509 on 2013-06-19
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