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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Stomiidae Barbeled dragonfishes
Subfamily: Melanostomiinae
Genus: Bathophilus

(See list of species below)


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16 species (see list below)

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No picture found
Southwest and Southeast P
 
Bathophilus abarbatus
[Barbless dragonfish]
No picture found
Northwest Atlantic
 
Bathophilus altipinnis
[]

Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

South Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Bathophilus ater (Brauer, 1902)

Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.
 
Bathophilus ater
[Winged dragonfish]

Photo by Reiner, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
Bathophilus brevis Regan & Trewavas, 1930

Photo by Reiner, F.
 
Bathophilus brevis
[]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Bathophilus digitatus (Welsh, 1923)

Photo by SFSA
 
Bathophilus digitatus
[]

Photo by Beltrán-León, B.S./Raul Ríos Herrera

Southwest Pacific

Bathophilus filifer (Garman, 1899)

Photo by Beltrán-León, B.S./Raul Ríos Herrera
 
Bathophilus filifer
[Sparing]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm TL
 
Bathophilus flemingi
[Highfin dragonfish]
No picture found
Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
 
Bathophilus indicus
[]
No picture found
South Atlantic
Max. Length 12.5 cm SL
 
Bathophilus irregularis
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Bathophilus kingi
[]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 10.9 cm SL
Bathophilus longipinnis (Pappenheim, 1912)

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Bathophilus longipinnis
[]

Photo by Costa, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 12.2 cm SL
Bathophilus nigerrimus Giglioli, 1882

Photo by Costa, F.
 
Bathophilus nigerrimus
[Scaleless dragonfish]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 12.2 cm SL
Bathophilus pawneei Parr, 1927

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Bathophilus pawneei
[Pawnee dragonfish]
No picture found
Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 5 cm
 
Bathophilus proximus
[]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 10.3 cm SL
 
Bathophilus schizochirus
[]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 18 cm SL
 
Bathophilus vaillanti
[]
16 Species of Family Stomiidae with Genus Bathophilus
(Barbeled dragonfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1968 Bathophilus abarbatus Barbless dragonfish Southwest and Southeast P
1933 Bathophilus altipinnis Northwest Atlantic
1902 Bathophilus ater Winged dragonfish South Atlantic 15 SL
1930 Bathophilus brevis Eastern Atlantic 5.5 SL
1923 Bathophilus digitatus Eastern Atlantic 17 TL
1899 Bathophilus filifer Sparing Southwest Pacific
1958 Bathophilus flemingi Highfin dragonfish Eastern Pacific 16 TL
1902 Bathophilus indicus Indo-Pacific 9 TL
1930 Bathophilus irregularis South Atlantic 12.5 SL
1968 Bathophilus kingi Western Central Pacific
1912 Bathophilus longipinnis Eastern Atlantic 10.9 SL
1882 Bathophilus nigerrimus Scaleless dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 12.2 SL
1927 Bathophilus pawneei Pawnee dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 12.2 SL
1930 Bathophilus proximus Northwest Atlantic 5
1930 Bathophilus schizochirus Eastern Atlantic 10.3 SL
1911 Bathophilus vaillanti Eastern Atlantic 18 SL



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