WoRMS taxon details
Bathypterois grallator (Goode & Bean, 1886)
126343 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126343)
accepted
Species
Benthosaurus amblyops Bernard, 1958 · unaccepted
Benthosaurus grallator Goode & Bean, 1886 · unaccepted
Benthosaurus nilssoni (Nybelin, 1947) · unaccepted
Skagerakia nilssoni Nybelin, 1947 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Benthosaurus grallator Goode & Bean, 1886) Goode, G. B. ; Bean, T. H. (1886). Reports on the results of dredging ... in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U.S. coast survey steamer "Blake," ... XXVIII.--Description of thirteen species and two genera of fishes from the "Blake" collection. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> v. 12 (no. 5): 153-170. [details]
Description Found on lower slope, continental rise and oceanic ridges. Solitary. Perches on substrate with the aid of specialized...
Distribution 39.1°N to Gulf of Mexico including Caribbean and along Rio Grande Rise
Description Found on lower slope, continental rise and oceanic ridges. Solitary. Perches on substrate with the aid of specialized finrays (tripod), facing the current. Feeds on nektonic copepods and other small planktonic crustaceans. Synchronously hermaphroditic (Ref. 6688). [details]
Distribution 39.1°N to Gulf of Mexico including Caribbean and along Rio Grande Rise
Distribution 39.1°N to Gulf of Mexico including Caribbean and along Rio Grande Rise [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Bathypterois grallator (Goode & Bean, 1886). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126343 on 2025-10-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Benthosaurus amblyops Bernard, 1958) Bernard, F. (1958). Plancton et benthos observés durant trois plongées en bathyscaphe au large de Toulon. VI. [Plankton and benthos observed during three bathyscaphe dives off Toulon. VI.]. <em>Annales de l'Institut Océanographique, Monaco.</em> 35(4):287-326, pls. 23-24. (30-xii-1958). [details] Available for editors 
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original description (of Benthosaurus grallator Goode & Bean, 1886) Goode, G. B. ; Bean, T. H. (1886). Reports on the results of dredging ... in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U.S. coast survey steamer "Blake," ... XXVIII.--Description of thirteen species and two genera of fishes from the "Blake" collection. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> v. 12 (no. 5): 153-170. [details]
original description (of Skagerakia nilssoni Nybelin, 1947) Nybelin, O. (1946). Notice préliminaire sur quelques espèces nouvelles de poissons. <em>Arkiv för Zoologi.</em> v. 38 B (no. 2) (for 1947): 1-6. [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]
[request]original description (of Benthosaurus grallator Goode & Bean, 1886) Goode, G. B. ; Bean, T. H. (1886). Reports on the results of dredging ... in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U.S. coast survey steamer "Blake," ... XXVIII.--Description of thirteen species and two genera of fishes from the "Blake" collection. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> v. 12 (no. 5): 153-170. [details]
original description (of Skagerakia nilssoni Nybelin, 1947) Nybelin, O. (1946). Notice préliminaire sur quelques espèces nouvelles de poissons. <em>Arkiv för Zoologi.</em> v. 38 B (no. 2) (for 1947): 1-6. [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]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Classification In family Chlorophthalmidae in Fishbase 96 [details]Description Found on lower slope, continental rise and oceanic ridges. Solitary. Perches on substrate with the aid of specialized finrays (tripod), facing the current. Feeds on nektonic copepods and other small planktonic crustaceans. Synchronously hermaphroditic (Ref. 6688). [details]
Diet Feeds on copepods and other small crustaceans [details]
Distribution 39.1°N to Gulf of Mexico including Caribbean and along Rio Grande Rise [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Habitat Found on lower slope, continental rise and oceanic ridges. Solitary. Perches on substrate with the aid of specialized finrays (tripod), facing the current. [details]
Reproduction Hermaphroditic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | tripodfish | [details] |
| Japanese | オオイトヒキイワシ | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Τριποδόψαρο | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Skagerakia nilssoni Nybelin, 1947)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Benthosaurus grallator Goode & Bean, 1886)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Benthosaurus grallator Goode & Bean, 1886)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bathypterois grallator)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Benthosaurus amblyops Bernard, 1958)
To FishBase (from synonym Benthosaurus grallator Goode & Bean, 1886)
To FishBase (from synonym Benthosaurus nilssoni (Nybelin, 1947))
To FishBase (from synonym Skagerakia nilssoni Nybelin, 1947)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 22 proteins) (from synonym Benthosaurus grallator Goode & Bean, 1886)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 22 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Skagerakia nilssoni Nybelin, 1947)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Benthosaurus grallator Goode & Bean, 1886)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Benthosaurus grallator Goode & Bean, 1886)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bathypterois grallator)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Benthosaurus amblyops Bernard, 1958)
To FishBase (from synonym Benthosaurus grallator Goode & Bean, 1886)
To FishBase (from synonym Benthosaurus nilssoni (Nybelin, 1947))
To FishBase (from synonym Skagerakia nilssoni Nybelin, 1947)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 22 proteins) (from synonym Benthosaurus grallator Goode & Bean, 1886)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 22 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
