WoRMS taxon details
Bathytyphlops sewelli (Norman, 1939)
126346 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126346)
accepted
Species
Bathymicrops sewelli Norman, 1939 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Bathymicrops sewelli Norman, 1939) Norman, J. R. (1939). Fishes. The John Murray Expedition 1933-34. <em>Scientific Reports, John Murray Expedition.</em> 7 (1): 1-116. [details]
Note Type species of the genus. In family...
Unreviewed
Type species Type species of the genus. In family Chlorophthalmidae in Fishbase 96 [details]
Description Solitary. Bottom feeder. Feeds on benthopelagic mysids and copepods. Synchronously hermaphroditic. Fecundity per generation...
Description Solitary. Bottom feeder. Feeds on benthopelagic mysids and copepods. Synchronously hermaphroditic. Fecundity per generation is ca 6,000 eggs (Ref. 6688). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Bathytyphlops sewelli (Norman, 1939). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126346 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Bathytyphlops azorensis Geistdoerfer, Hureau & Rannou, 1970) Geistdoerfer, P.; Hureau, J.-C.; Rannou, M. (1970). Deux poissons abyssaux nouveaux capturés dans l'Atlantique nord et est: Bathytyphlops azorensis n. sp. (Ipnopidae) et Lycenchelys labradorensis n. sp. (Zoarcidae). <em>Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2).</em> 42(3): 452–459. [details]
original description (of Bathymicrops sewelli Norman, 1939) Norman, J. R. (1939). Fishes. The John Murray Expedition 1933-34. <em>Scientific Reports, John Murray Expedition.</em> 7 (1): 1-116. [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 Bathymicrops sewelli Norman, 1939) Norman, J. R. (1939). Fishes. The John Murray Expedition 1933-34. <em>Scientific Reports, John Murray Expedition.</em> 7 (1): 1-116. [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 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]
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
Unreviewed
Description Solitary. Bottom feeder. Feeds on benthopelagic mysids and copepods. Synchronously hermaphroditic. Fecundity per generation is ca 6,000 eggs (Ref. 6688). [details]Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Type species Type species of the genus. In family Chlorophthalmidae in Fishbase 96 [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Bathytyphlops azorensis Geistdoerfer, Hureau & Rannou, 1970)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Bathymicrops sewelli Norman, 1939)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bathytyphlops sewelli)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Bathytyphlops azorensis Geistdoerfer, Hureau & Rannou, 1970)
To FishBase (from synonym Bathymicrops sewelli Norman, 1939)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 13 proteins) (from synonym Bathymicrops sewelli Norman, 1939)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 13 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Bathymicrops sewelli Norman, 1939; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2518046) (from synonym Bathymicrops sewelli Norman, 1939)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Bathytyphlops azorensis Geistdoerfer, Hureau & Rannou, 1970)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Bathymicrops sewelli Norman, 1939)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bathytyphlops sewelli)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Bathytyphlops azorensis Geistdoerfer, Hureau & Rannou, 1970)
To FishBase (from synonym Bathymicrops sewelli Norman, 1939)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 13 proteins) (from synonym Bathymicrops sewelli Norman, 1939)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 13 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Bathymicrops sewelli Norman, 1939; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2518046) (from synonym Bathymicrops sewelli Norman, 1939)
To PESI
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
