Family BATHYSAUROIDIDAE

Bathysauroididae

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Introduction

The family Bathysauroididae contains a single genus and species known from continental shelf waters of the west Pacific (Nelson 2006). Previously Bathysauroides gigas was placed in the Chlorophthalmidae (Nelson 1994) and in the suborder Giganturoidei (Baldwin & Johnson 1996). Sato & Nakabo (2002) recovered Bathysauroides as the basal member of Chlorophthalmoidei, and placed it in its own family. Davis (2010) in an analysis of morphological and molecular characters, concurred with Sato & Nakabo (2002) in retaining Bathysauroides in the family Bathysauroididae, and recovered the group in the suborder Alepisauroidei as sister to the families Giganturidae and Bathysauridae (based on morphological characters). The single species is benthic on the continental slope and attains a maximum size of 29 cm SL.

General References

Baldwin, C.C. & Johnson, G.D. 1996. Interrelationships of Aulopiformes. pp. 355-404 in Stiassny, M.L.J., Parenti, L.R. & Johnson, G.D. (eds). Interrelationships of Fishes. San Diego : Academic Press 496 pp.

Davis, M.P. 2010. Evolutionary relationships of the Aulopiformes (Euteleostei: Cyclosquamata): a molecular and total evidence approach. pp. 431-470 in Nelson, J.S., Schultze, H.-P. & Wilson, M.V.H. Origin and Phylogenetic Interrelationships of Teleosts. München, Germany : Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil 480 pp.

Nelson, J.S. 1994. Fishes of the World. New York : John Wiley & Sons 600 pp.

Nelson, J.S. 2006. Fishes of the World. Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 601 pp.

Sato, T. & Nakabo, T. 2002. Paraulopidae and Paraulopus, a new family and genus of aulopiform fishes with revised relationships within the order. Ichthyological Research 49: 25-46

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