Bathydraco

Bathydraco is a genus of Antarctic dragonfishes native to the Southern Ocean around Antarctica.

Bathydraco
B. antarcticus
Deep-water Dragon (B. marri)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Suborder:
Notothenioidei
Family:
Bathydraconidae
Genus:
Bathydraco

Günther, 1878

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
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Bathydraco in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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