Bathydraconidae
| Antarctic dragonfishes | |
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| Bathydraco antarcticus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Notothenioidei |
| Family: |
Bathydraconidae Regan, 1914 |
| Genera | |
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Acanthodraco |
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Acanthodraco
Akarotaxis
Bathydraco
Cygnodraco
Gerlachea
Gymnodraco
Parachaenichthys
Prionodraco
Psilodraco
Racovitzia
Vomeridens
The Antarctic dragonfishes are a family, Bathydraconidae, of deep-sea perciform fishes.
They are benthopelagic fishes found in Antarctic waters. They are not fished commercially and little is known about them.
Molecular data support the split of bathydraconids into three clades: Bathydraconinae (Bathydraco, Prionodraco, Racovitzia), Gymnodraconinae (Gymnodraco, Psilodraco, Acanthodraco), and Cygnodraconinae (Cygnodraco, Gerlachea, Parachaenichthys).
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