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Family: Bathygadidae Rattails



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26 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Bathygadus antrodes Northwest Pacific 63.5 TL 1904
Bathygadus bowersi Eastern Central Pacific 1905
Bathygadus cottoides Codheaded rattail Southern Atlantic, Indian 24 TL 1878
Bathygadus dubiosus Western Central Pacific. 1913
Bathygadus entomelas Western Central Pacific. 17.8 TL 1920
Bathygadus favosus Atlantic Ocean 46.5 TL 1886
Bathygadus furvescens Blackfin rat tail Indian Ocean 36 TL 1894
Bathygadus garretti Northwest Pacific 51 TL 1916
Bathygadus macrops Bullseye grenadier Atlantic Ocean 50 TL 1885
Bathygadus melanobranchus Vaillant's grenadier Atlantic Ocean 50 TL 1888
Bathygadus nipponicus Northwest Pacific 56.5 TL 1904
Bathygadus spongiceps Spongy rat tail Western Pacific 27 TL 1920
Bathygadus sulcatus Western Pacific 1912
Gadomus aoteanus Filamentous rattail Southwest Pacific 40 TL 1980
Gadomus arcuatus Doublethread grenadier Central Atlantic 58 TL 1886
Gadomus capensis Southeast Atlantic and So 46 TL 1924
Gadomus colletti Northwest Pacific 38.2 TL 1904
Gadomus denticulatus Western Central Pacific 18.5 TL 1920
Gadomus dispar Atlantic Ocean 1888
Gadomus filamentosus Western Central Pacific. 1912
Gadomus introniger Blackmouth rat tail Western Central Pacific 1920
Gadomus longifilis Treadfin grenadier Atlantic Ocean 30 TL 1885
Gadomus magnifilis Western Central Pacific 33.7 TL 1920
Gadomus melanopterus Eastern Central Pacific 1905
Gadomus multifilis Indo-Pacific. 35.7 TL 1887
Gadomus pepperi Blacktongue rat tail Eastern Indian Ocean 38 TL 1999



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