Bathytroctes | |
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Koefoed's smooth-head (Bathytroctes macrolepis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
Family: | Alepocephalidae |
Genus: | Bathytroctes Günther, 1878 |
Type species | |
Bathytroctes microlepis Günther, 1878[1]
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Synonyms[1] | |
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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..