WoRMS taxon details
Bathytroctes microlepis Günther, 1878
126693 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126693)
accepted
Species
Bathyroctes danae Parr, 1951 · unaccepted
Bathytroctes danae Parr, 1951 · unaccepted (synonym)
Bathytroctes grimaldii Zugmayer, 1911 · unaccepted
Grimatroctes bullisi Grey, 1958 · unaccepted
Grimatroctes grimaldi (Zugmayer, 1911) · unaccepted
Grimatroctes grimaldii (Zugmayer, 1911) · unaccepted
Grimatroctes microlepis (Günther, 1878) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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]
Distribution western Atlantic
Distribution western Atlantic [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Bathytroctes microlepis Günther, 1878. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126693 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
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]
original description (of Grimatroctes bullisi Grey, 1958) Grey, M. (1958). Descriptions of abyssal benthic fishes from the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Fieldiana Zoology.</em> 39 (16): 149-183. [details]
original description (of Bathytroctes grimaldii Zugmayer, 1911) Zugmayer, E. (1911). Diagnoses de poissons nouveaux provenant des campagnes du yacht "Princesse-Alice" (1901 à 1910). <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique (Monaco).</em> No. 193: 1-14., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.55724 [details]
original description (of Bathytroctes danae Parr, 1951) Parr, A. E. (1951). Preliminary revision of the Alepocephalidae, with the introduction of a new family, Searsidae. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 1531: 1-21. [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 Grimatroctes bullisi Grey, 1958) Grey, M. (1958). Descriptions of abyssal benthic fishes from the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Fieldiana Zoology.</em> 39 (16): 149-183. [details]
original description (of Bathytroctes grimaldii Zugmayer, 1911) Zugmayer, E. (1911). Diagnoses de poissons nouveaux provenant des campagnes du yacht "Princesse-Alice" (1901 à 1910). <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique (Monaco).</em> No. 193: 1-14., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.55724 [details]
original description (of Bathytroctes danae Parr, 1951) Parr, A. E. (1951). Preliminary revision of the Alepocephalidae, with the introduction of a new family, Searsidae. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 1531: 1-21. [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 (PeRMS) Robertson, D. R.; Angulo, A.; Baldwin, C. C.; Pitassy, D.; Driskell, A.; Weigt, L.; Navarro, I. J. (2017). Deep-water bony fishes collected by the B/O Miguel Oliver on the shelf edge of Pacific Central America: an annotated, illustrated and DNA-barcoded checklist. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4348(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4348.1.1 [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). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (PeRMS) Robertson, D. R.; Angulo, A.; Baldwin, C. C.; Pitassy, D.; Driskell, A.; Weigt, L.; Navarro, I. J. (2017). Deep-water bony fishes collected by the B/O Miguel Oliver on the shelf edge of Pacific Central America: an annotated, illustrated and DNA-barcoded checklist. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4348(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4348.1.1 [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). (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 Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Bathytroctes grimaldii Zugmayer, 1911)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Grimatroctes grimaldi (Zugmayer, 1911))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Grimatroctes bullisi Grey, 1958)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Grimatroctes microlepis (Günther, 1878))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Grimatroctes grimaldii (Zugmayer, 1911))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bathytroctes microlepis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Grimatroctes bullisi Grey, 1958)
To FishBase (from synonym Grimatroctes microlepis (Günther, 1878))
To FishBase (from synonym Grimatroctes grimaldi (Zugmayer, 1911))
To FishBase (from synonym Bathyroctes danae Parr, 1951)
To FishBase (from synonym Grimatroctes grimaldii (Zugmayer, 1911))
To FishBase (from synonym Bathytroctes grimaldii Zugmayer, 1911)
To FishBase (from synonym Bathytroctes danae Parr, 1951)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 30 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bathytroctes microlepis USNM 215497 photograph)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bathytroctes microlepis USNM 215497 photograph)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Bathytroctes grimaldii Zugmayer, 1911)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Grimatroctes grimaldi (Zugmayer, 1911))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Grimatroctes bullisi Grey, 1958)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Grimatroctes microlepis (Günther, 1878))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Grimatroctes grimaldii (Zugmayer, 1911))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bathytroctes microlepis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Grimatroctes bullisi Grey, 1958)
To FishBase (from synonym Grimatroctes microlepis (Günther, 1878))
To FishBase (from synonym Grimatroctes grimaldi (Zugmayer, 1911))
To FishBase (from synonym Bathyroctes danae Parr, 1951)
To FishBase (from synonym Grimatroctes grimaldii (Zugmayer, 1911))
To FishBase (from synonym Bathytroctes grimaldii Zugmayer, 1911)
To FishBase (from synonym Bathytroctes danae Parr, 1951)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 30 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bathytroctes microlepis USNM 215497 photograph)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bathytroctes microlepis USNM 215497 photograph)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
