WoRMS taxon details
Bolinichthys photothorax (Parr, 1928)
158886 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158886)
accepted
Species
Lampanyctus photothorax Parr, 1928 · unaccepted
Lampanyctus stilbius Gilbert, 1908 · unaccepted
Lepidophanes photothorax (Parr, 1928) · unaccepted
Macrostoma photothorax (Parr, 1928) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Lampanyctus photothorax Parr, 1928) Parr, A. E. (1928). Deepsea fishes of the order Iniomi from the waters around the Bahama and Bermuda islands. With annotated keys to the Sudididae, Myctophidae, Scopelarchidae, Evermannellidae, Omosudidae, Cetomimidae and Rondeletidae of the world. (Scientific results of the third oceanographic expedition of the "Pawnee" 1927.). <em>Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University.</em> v. 3 (art. 3): 1-193. [details]
Distribution 44.7°N to Brazil, with extensions to Argentina
Distribution 44.7°N to Brazil, with extensions to Argentina [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Bolinichthys photothorax (Parr, 1928). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158886 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Lampanyctus photothorax Parr, 1928) Parr, A. E. (1928). Deepsea fishes of the order Iniomi from the waters around the Bahama and Bermuda islands. With annotated keys to the Sudididae, Myctophidae, Scopelarchidae, Evermannellidae, Omosudidae, Cetomimidae and Rondeletidae of the world. (Scientific results of the third oceanographic expedition of the "Pawnee" 1927.). <em>Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University.</em> v. 3 (art. 3): 1-193. [details]
basis of record 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]
basis of record 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]
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) Karnella, C. (1987). Family Myctophidae, lanternfishes In: Biology of midwater fishes of the Bermuda ocean acre, Smithsonian contributions to zoology, number 452. . Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. , (452): 51-168, available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.452 [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [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 Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Karnella, C. (1987). Family Myctophidae, lanternfishes In: Biology of midwater fishes of the Bermuda ocean acre, Smithsonian contributions to zoology, number 452. . Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. , (452): 51-168, available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.452 [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [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 Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution 44.7°N to Brazil, with extensions to Argentina [details]Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat Occasionally found in Canadian Atlantic waters. Found at depths of 425- 750 m during day; at depths of 40- 500 m during night. [details]
To Barcode of Life (54 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lepidophanes photothorax (Parr, 1928))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Lampanyctus stilbius Gilbert, 1908)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Lampanyctus photothorax Parr, 1928)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bolinichthys photothorax)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Lepidophanes photothorax (Parr, 1928))
To FishBase (from synonym Lampanyctus photothorax Parr, 1928)
To FishBase (from synonym Lampanyctus stilbius Gilbert, 1908)
To FishBase (from synonym Macrostoma photothorax (Parr, 1928))
To GenBank (33 nucleotides; 28 proteins)
To GenBank (33 nucleotides; 28 proteins) (from synonym Lampanyctus photothorax Parr, 1928)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lepidophanes photothorax (Parr, 1928))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Lampanyctus stilbius Gilbert, 1908)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Lampanyctus photothorax Parr, 1928)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bolinichthys photothorax)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Lepidophanes photothorax (Parr, 1928))
To FishBase (from synonym Lampanyctus photothorax Parr, 1928)
To FishBase (from synonym Lampanyctus stilbius Gilbert, 1908)
To FishBase (from synonym Macrostoma photothorax (Parr, 1928))
To GenBank (33 nucleotides; 28 proteins)
To GenBank (33 nucleotides; 28 proteins) (from synonym Lampanyctus photothorax Parr, 1928)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
