WoRMS taxon details
Bajacalifornia megalops (Lütken, 1898)
126687 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126687)
accepted
Species
Bajacalifornia drakei (Beebe, 1929) · unaccepted
Bathytroctes drakei Beebe, 1929 · unaccepted
Cyclothone megalops Lütken, 1898 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cyclothone megalops Lütken, 1898) Lütken, C. F. (1898). The ichthyological results. <em>Danish Ingolf Expedition, II. Copenhagen.</em> 215-254, Pls. 1-4. [details]
Distribution 40°N to the equator
Distribution 40°N to the equator [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Bajacalifornia megalops (Lütken, 1898). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126687 on 2026-02-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cyclothone megalops Lütken, 1898) Lütken, C. F. (1898). The ichthyological results. <em>Danish Ingolf Expedition, II. Copenhagen.</em> 215-254, Pls. 1-4. [details]
original description (of Bathytroctes drakei Beebe, 1929) Beebe, W. (1929). Deep sea fish of the Hudson Gorge taken at station 113 of the Arcturus and station 114 of the eleventh expedition of the Department of Tropical Research. <em>Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society.</em> v. 12 (no. 1): 1-19, 1 pl., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.190345 [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 Bathytroctes drakei Beebe, 1929) Beebe, W. (1929). Deep sea fish of the Hudson Gorge taken at station 113 of the Arcturus and station 114 of the eleventh expedition of the Department of Tropical Research. <em>Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society.</em> v. 12 (no. 1): 1-19, 1 pl., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.190345 [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 (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, available online at https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.19.1.178 [details] Available for editors
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context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [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]
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, available online at https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.19.1.178 [details] Available for editors
[request]context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution 40°N to the equator [details]Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat Mesopelagic to benthopelagic. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | bigeye smooth-headBigeye smoothhead | [details] |
| Japanese | ウケグチイワシ | [details] |
| Russian | Большеглазая бахакалифорния | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Bajacalifornia drakei (Beebe, 1929))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Bathytroctes drakei Beebe, 1929)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Cyclothone megalops Lütken, 1898)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bajacalifornia megalops)
To FishBase (from synonym Bathytroctes drakei Beebe, 1929)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cyclothone megalops Lütken, 1898)
To FishBase (from synonym Bajacalifornia drakei (Beebe, 1929))
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 33 proteins) (from synonym Cyclothone megalops Lütken, 1898)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 33 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Bajacalifornia drakei (Beebe, 1929))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Bathytroctes drakei Beebe, 1929)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Cyclothone megalops Lütken, 1898)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bajacalifornia megalops)
To FishBase (from synonym Bathytroctes drakei Beebe, 1929)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cyclothone megalops Lütken, 1898)
To FishBase (from synonym Bajacalifornia drakei (Beebe, 1929))
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 33 proteins) (from synonym Cyclothone megalops Lütken, 1898)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 33 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
