WoRMS taxon details
Bathyonus laticeps (Günther, 1878)
126666 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126666)
accepted
Species
Bathynectes laticeps Günther, 1878 · unaccepted
Bathyonus guentheri (Vaillant, 1888) · unaccepted
Mixonus laticeps (Günther, 1878) · unaccepted
Sirembo guentheri Vaillant, 1888 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Bathynectes laticeps Günther, 1878) Günther, A. (1878). Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of H. M. S. `Challenger. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5).</em> 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28): 17-28, 179-187, 248-251., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937808682376 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Bathyonus laticeps (Günther, 1878). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126666 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Sirembo guentheri Vaillant, 1888) Vaillant, L. L. (1888). Expéditions scientifiques du "Travailleur" et du "Talisman" pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883. <em>Poissons. Paris.</em> 1-406, Pls. 1-28., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.13677 [details]
original description (of Bathynectes laticeps Günther, 1878) Günther, A. (1878). Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of H. M. S. `Challenger. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5).</em> 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28): 17-28, 179-187, 248-251., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937808682376 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Bathynectes laticeps Günther, 1878) Günther, A. (1878). Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of H. M. S. `Challenger. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5).</em> 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28): 17-28, 179-187, 248-251., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937808682376 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Roper, C. F. E.; Gibbs, Jr., R. H.; Aron, W. (1970). Ocean Acre: An Interim Report. Report to the U.S. Navy Underwater Sound Laboratory. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (Bermuda) Roper, C. F. E.; Gibbs, Jr., R. H.; Aron, W. (1970). Ocean Acre: An Interim Report. Report to the U.S. Navy Underwater Sound Laboratory. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Sirembo guentheri Vaillant, 1888)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Bathynectes laticeps Günther, 1878)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Mixonus laticeps (Günther, 1878))
To FishBase (from synonym Mixonus laticeps (Günther, 1878))
To FishBase (from synonym Bathynectes laticeps Günther, 1878)
To FishBase (from synonym Bathyonus guentheri (Vaillant, 1888))
To FishBase (from synonym Sirembo guentheri Vaillant, 1888)
To FishBase
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Sirembo guentheri Vaillant, 1888)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Bathynectes laticeps Günther, 1878)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Mixonus laticeps (Günther, 1878))
To FishBase (from synonym Mixonus laticeps (Günther, 1878))
To FishBase (from synonym Bathynectes laticeps Günther, 1878)
To FishBase (from synonym Bathyonus guentheri (Vaillant, 1888))
To FishBase (from synonym Sirembo guentheri Vaillant, 1888)
To FishBase
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To PESI
To ITIS
