Bathysauropsis
Genus of fishes
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Bathysauropsis is the only genus in the lizard greeneye family, Bathysauropsidae, a group of deep-sea fishes.[1]
| Bathysauropsis | |
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| Black lizardfish, B. gracilis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Suborder: | Chlorophthalmoidei |
| Family: | Bathysauropsidae Tomoyasu Sato & Nakabo, 2002 |
| Genus: | Bathysauropsis Regan, 1911 |
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]
- Bathysauropsis gracilis (Günther, 1878) (black lizardfish)
- Bathysauropsis malayanus (Fowler, 1938)
