Bathydraco
| Bathydraco | |
|---|---|
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| B. antarcticus | |
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| Deep-water Dragon (B. marri) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Bathydraconidae |
| Genus: | Bathydraco Günther, 1878 |
Bathydraco is a genus of Antarctic dragonfishes native to the Southern Ocean around Antarctica.
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Bathydraco antarcticus Günther, 1878
- Bathydraco joannae H. H. DeWitt, 1985
- Bathydraco macrolepis Boulenger, 1907
- Bathydraco marri Norman, 1938 (Deep-water dragon)
- Bathydraco scotiae Dollo, 1906
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Bathydraco in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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