Bathyprion, is a genus of deepwater marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alepocephalidae, the slickheads. Its only extant species is Bathyprion danae, the fangtooth smooth-head. This species is found in the Atlantic and western Pacific Oceans.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Alepocephalidae |
| Genus: | Bathyprion N. B. Marshall, 1966 |
| Species: | B. danae
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| Bathyprion danae N. B. Marshall, 1966
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A fossil specimen of an undescribed Bathyprion species has been documented from the Oligocene of the Polish Carpathians. It is one of the very few fossil slickheads known alongside Carpathichthys.[2]
Taxonomy
editBathyprion was firs proposed as a monospecific genus in 1966 by the British ichthyologist Norman Bertram Marshall when he described B. danae.[3] B. danae had its type locality given as Australia at 33°26'S, 157°02'E, from a depth of 2,500 m (8,200 ft).[4] This genuss is classified in the family Alepocephalidae within the order Alepocephaliformes.[5]
Etymology
editBathyprion combines bathy, meaning "deep", with prion which means "saw", and allusion Marshall did not explain but it may refer to the long, sharp teeth on the upper jaw. The specific name, danae, is a reference to the Danish fishery research vessel Dana, the vessel the holotype was collected from in 1929.[6]
Environment
editBathyprion danae is recorded to be found in a marine environment within bathypelagic depth range of about 100 – 3200 meters.[7] They are considered to be a species found in the deep-waters.[8]
Distribution
editBathyprion danae is native to the areas of the Eastern Atlantic, Namibia, the North Atlantic, and the western Pacific.[8] It has been found isolated in the area of Madeira.[9] This species has also been recorded to occupy the areas of the European waters, the North West Atlantic, the Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone, and the Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone.[10]
Size
editBathyprion danae grows to a length of 38.0 centimetres (15.0 in) SL.[8][11]
Identification
editBathyprion danae can be identified by its slender body and its long, pointed snout. Its upper jaw is longer than its bottom jaw, and it reaches out longer than its eye. The scales of this species are colorful and there are numerous small scales on its body. Its body has a brownish color to it.[9]
References
edit- ^ Hulley, P. (2015). "Bathyprion danae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T15147965A15147968. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T15147965A15147968.en. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Kotlarczyk, Janusz; Jerzmańska, Anna; Świdnicka, Ewa; Wiszniowska, Teresa (2006). "A framework of ichthyofaunal ecostratigraphy of the Oligocene-Early Miocene strata of the Polish Outer Carpathian basin". Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae. 76 (1): 1–111.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Alepocephalidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Bathprion". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes Classification". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (10 March 2024). "Family ALEPOCEPHALIDAE Bonaparte 1846 (Slickheads)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Fangtooth smooth-head". The Website of Everything. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bathyprion danae". FishBase. June 2024 version.
- ^ a b "Fishes of the NE Atlantic and the Mediterranean". Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "Bathyprion danae — Overview Fangtooth Smoothhead". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "Bathyprion danae". Western Atlantic Fish. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
Notes
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bathyprion danae". FishBase. February 2012 version.