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Class: Teleostei
Order: Alepocephaliformes
Family: Alepocephalidae Slickheads

Genus: Bathytroctes

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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Bathytroctes breviceps Indian Ocean. 30.3 SL 1999
Bathytroctes elegans Western Indian Ocean 1979
Bathytroctes inspector Eastern Central Pacific. 21.8 SL 1899
Bathytroctes macrognathus Indian Ocean 24.2 SL 1999
Bathytroctes macrolepis Koefoed's smooth-head Atlantic, Indian and Paci 40 SL 1887
Bathytroctes michaelsarsi Michael Sars smooth-head Eastern Atlantic 37 SL 1927
Bathytroctes microlepis Smallscale smooth-head Eastern Atlantic 32.3 SL 1878
Bathytroctes oligolepis Eastern Central Atlantic 32.3 SL 1970
Bathytroctes pappenheimi Western Pacific 10.8 SL 1934
Bathytroctes squamosus Deepscale slickhead Western Indian Ocean 30.6 SL 1890
Bathytroctes zugmayeri Zugmayer's slickhead Western Central Pacific 1934



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