| Bathylaco | |
|---|---|
| Bathylaco nigricans | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Alepocephalidae |
| Genus: | Bathylaco Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 |
| Type species | |
| Bathylaco nigricans Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 | |
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Bathylaco is a genus of slickheads found in deep oceanic waters. It is one of nineteen genera in the family Alepocephalidae.
There are currently three recognized species in this genus: