Bathylagus Günther [A.] 1878:248 [ref. 2010]. 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]). Current status: Valid as Bathylagus Günther 1878. Bathylagidae.