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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osmeriformes
Family: Alepocephalidae Slickheads

Genus: Bathylaco

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3 species (see list below)

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Eastern Pacific
 
Bathylaco macrophthalmus
[]
No picture found
Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 29.1 cm SL
 
Bathylaco nielseni
[]
No picture found
Circumglobal in warmer wa
Max. Length 36 cm SL
 
Bathylaco nigricans
[Black warrior]
3 Species of Family Alepocephalidae with Genus Bathylaco
(Slickheads)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1968 Bathylaco macrophthalmus Eastern Pacific
1980 Bathylaco nielseni Eastern Central Atlantic 29.1 SL
1896 Bathylaco nigricans Black warrior Circumglobal in warmer wa 36 SL



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