WoRMS taxon details
Bathophilus longipinnis (Pappenheim, 1912)
158846 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158846)
accepted
Species
Gnathostomias longifilis Pappenheim, 1912 · unaccepted
Melanostomias longipinnis Pappenheim, 1912 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Melanostomias longipinnis Pappenheim, 1912) Pappenheim, P. (1914). II. Die Tiefseefische. <em>In: Die Fische der deutschen Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903.</em> v. 15 (Zoologie v. 7). Pp. 161-200, Pls. 9-10. [details]
Distribution Gulf of Mexico; reported from the Antilles to 42°N; MCZ 84750, 39o25’N, 69o31’W (Moore et al. 2003)
Distribution Gulf of Mexico; reported from the Antilles to 42°N; MCZ 84750, 39o25’N, 69o31’W (Moore et al. 2003) [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Bathophilus longipinnis (Pappenheim, 1912). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158846 on 2025-05-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Melanostomias longipinnis Pappenheim, 1912) Pappenheim, P. (1914). II. Die Tiefseefische. <em>In: Die Fische der deutschen Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903.</em> v. 15 (Zoologie v. 7). Pp. 161-200, Pls. 9-10. [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) Beebe, W. (1933). Preliminary account of deep sea dives in the bathysphere with especial reference to one of 2200 feet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 19(1): 178-188 [details] Available for editors
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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 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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
context source (Bermuda) Beebe, W. (1933). Preliminary account of deep sea dives in the bathysphere with especial reference to one of 2200 feet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 19(1): 178-188 [details] Available for editors

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 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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors






Unreviewed
Distribution Gulf of Mexico; reported from the Antilles to 42°N; MCZ 84750, 39o25’N, 69o31’W (Moore et al. 2003) [details]Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat mesopelagic species [details]
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Melanostomias longipinnis Pappenheim, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gnathostomias longifilis Pappenheim, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bathophilus longipinnis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Melanostomias longipinnis Pappenheim, 1912)
To FishBase (from synonym Gnathostomias longifilis Pappenheim, 1912)
To FishBase images (Bathophilus longipinnis, by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Melanostomias longipinnis Pappenheim, 1912)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Melanostomias longipinnis Pappenheim, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gnathostomias longifilis Pappenheim, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bathophilus longipinnis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Melanostomias longipinnis Pappenheim, 1912)
To FishBase (from synonym Gnathostomias longifilis Pappenheim, 1912)
To FishBase images (Bathophilus longipinnis, by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Melanostomias longipinnis Pappenheim, 1912)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS