Bathylutichthys taranetzi

Bathylutichthys taranetzi is a species of fish belonging to the family Bathylutichthyidae. This family is part of the order Scorpaeniformes, which includes a diverse group of spiny-finned fishes. The Bathylutichthyidae family is characterized by a naked body, a pair of long barbels at the corner of the mouth, and fin rays that are unbranched. The species Bathylutichthys taranetzi is noted for having 49 vertebrae and is of uncertain phylogenetic position within the order. Snailfish, which are sometimes placed in the same order, are small, tadpole-shaped fish found in cold waters, with some species inhabiting the deep sea.12