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Genera in the family or subfamily Bathylagidae: [ 9 ] records

Bathylagichthys Kobyliansky [S. G.] 1986:48 Masc. Bathylagus longipinnis Kobyliansky 1985. Type by original designation. •Valid as Bathylagichthys Kobyliansky 1986 -- (Kobyliansky 1990:148 [ref. 22788], Carter & Hartel 2003:870 [ref. 27000], Paxton et al. 2006:375 [ref. 28995], Gomon 2008:200 [ref. 30616], Gon & Stewart 2014:371 [ref. 33597], Gon & Stewart 2015:339 [ref. 34242]). Current status: Valid as Bathylagichthys Kobyliansky 1986. Bathylagidae.

Bathylagoides (subgenus of Bathylagus) Whitley [G. P.] 1951:61 Masc. Bathylagus argyrogaster Norman 1930. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Bathylagoides Whitley 1951 -- (Kobyliansky 1986:44 [ref. 6002], Kobyliansky 1990:148 [ref. 22788], Carter & Hartel 2003:870 [ref. 27000], Paxton et al. 2006:375 [ref. 28995]). Current status: Valid as Bathylagoides Whitley 1951. Bathylagidae.

Bathylagus Günther [A.] 1878:248 Masc. Bathylagus antarcticus Günther 1878. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan and Evermann 1896:295 [ref. 2442] -- valid under Art. 69.1.1; Follett & Cohen 1958 [ref. 12570] argue that atlanticus should be type. •Valid as Bathylagus Günther 1878 -- (Cohen 1973:155 [ref. 6589], Cohen in Whitehead et al. 1984:392 [ref. 13675], Uyeno in Masuda et al. 1984:41 [ref. 6441], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:156 [ref. 13627], Cohen 1986:216 [ref. 5646], Kobyliansky 1985:51 [ref. 8149], Kobyliansky 1986:38 [ref. 6002], Gon 1987 [ref. 6268], Paxton et al. 1989:168 [ref. 12442], Kobyliansky 1990:148 [ref. 22788], Olivar et al. 1993 [ref. 21024], Miya 1994 [ref. 21253], Gon 1990:107 [ref. 21680], Gomon et al. 1994:240 [ref. 22532], Paxton & Cohen 1999:1886 [ref. 24738], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:149 [ref. 25968], Carter & Hartel 2003:871 [ref. 27000], Kobylianskii 2006:437 [ref. 28785], Paxton et al. 2006:375 [ref. 28995], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:117 [ref. 31212], Parin et al. 2014:108 [ref. 33547], Gon & Stewart 2015:343 [ref. 34242], Bañón et al. 2016:306 [ref. 34397]). Current status: Valid as Bathylagus Günther 1878. Bathylagidae.

Dolicholagus Kobyliansky [S. G.] 1986:46 Masc. Bathylagus longirostris Maul 1948. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Dolicholagus Kobyliansky 1986 -- (Kobyliansky 1990:148 [ref. 22788], Paxton & Cohen 1999:1886 [ref. 24738], Carter & Hartel 2003:870 [ref. 27000] as Dilicholagus, Paxton et al. 2006:375 [ref. 28995]). Current status: Valid as Dolicholagus Kobyliansky 1986. Bathylagidae.

Leuroglossus Gilbert [C. H.] 1890:57 Masc. Leuroglossus stilbius Gilbert 1890. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Bathylagus Günther 1878 -- (Ahlstrom et al. 1984:156 [ref. 13627], Kobyliansky 1990:148 [ref. 22788], Miya 1994:438 [ref. 21253]). •Valid as Leuroglossus Gilbert 1890 -- (Peden 1981 [ref. 5512], Uyeno in Masuda et al. 1984:41 [ref. 6441], Kobyliansky 1986:44 [ref. 6002], Matallanas 1986 [ref. 6755], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:149 [ref. 25968], Parin et al. 2014:108 [ref. 33547], Pietsch & Orr 2015:20 [ref. 34694], Robertson et al. 2017:38 [ref. 35676]). Current status: Valid as Leuroglossus Gilbert 1890. Bathylagidae.

Lipolagus Kobyliansky [S. G.] 1986:47 Masc. Bathylagus ochotensis Schmidt 1938. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Lipolagus Kobyliansky 1986 -- (Kobyliansky 1990:148 [ref. 22788], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:149 [ref. 25968], Paxton et al. 2006:376 [ref. 28995], Parin et al. 2014:109 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Lipolagus Kobyliansky 1986. Bathylagidae.

Melanolagus Kobyliansky [S. G.] 1986:45 Masc. Scopelus bericoides Borodin 1929. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Melanolagus Kobyliansky 1986 -- (Kobyliansky 1990:148 [ref. 22788], Carter & Hartel 2003:871 [ref. 27000], Paxton et al. 2006:376 [ref. 28995], Gomon 2008:201 [ref. 30616], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:117 [ref. 31212], Parin et al. 2014:109 [ref. 33547], Gon & Stewart 2015:345 [ref. 34242]). Current status: Valid as Melanolagus Kobyliansky 1986. Bathylagidae.

Pseudobathylagus Kobyliansky [S. G.] 1986:43 Masc. Bathylagus milleri Jordan & Gilbert 1898. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Pseudobathylagus Kobyliansky 1986 -- (Kobyliansky 1990:148 [ref. 22788], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:149 [ref. 25968], Parin et al. 2014:110 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Pseudobathylagus Kobyliansky 1986. Bathylagidae.

Therobromus Lucas [F. A.] in Jordan & Gilbert 1899:440 Masc. Therobromus callorhini Lucas 1899. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Bathylagus Günther 1878 -- (Ahlstrom et al. 1984:156 [ref. 13627], Kobyliansky 1986:38 [ref. 6002]). Current status: Synonym of Bathylagus Günther 1878. Bathylagidae.