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Bathyphylax 
Summary
Bathyphylax is a genus of spikefishes native to the deep waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Triacanthodidae |
| Genus: | Bathyphylax G. S. Myers, 1934 |
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Species edit
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Bathyphylax bombifrons G. S. Myers, 1934 (Boomer spikefish)
- Bathyphylax omen J. C. Tyler, 1966
- Bathyphylax pruvosti Santini, 2006
References edit
- ^ Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.