WoRMS taxon details
Bathytroctes macrolepis Günther, 1887
126691 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126691)
accepted
Species
Bathytroctes alvifrons Garman, 1899 · unaccepted
Bathytroctes koefoedi Parr, 1951 · unaccepted
Bellocia koefoedi (Parr, 1951) · unaccepted
Bellocia macrolepis (Günther, 1887) · unaccepted
Nomoctes koefoedi (Parr, 1951) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Günther, A. (1887). Report on the deep-sea fishes collected by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 22 (part 57): i-lxv, 1-268, pl. 1-73., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-57/README.htm [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Bathytroctes macrolepis Günther, 1887. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126691 on 2025-04-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Günther, A. (1887). Report on the deep-sea fishes collected by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 22 (part 57): i-lxv, 1-268, pl. 1-73., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-57/README.htm [details]
original description (of Bathytroctes alvifrons Garman, 1899) Garman, S. (1899). The Fishes. <em>In: Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands ... by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross," during 1891 ... No. XXVI. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24: Text: 1-431, Atlas: Pls. 1-85 + A-N.</em> [details]
original description (of Bathytroctes koefoedi 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 Bathytroctes alvifrons Garman, 1899) Garman, S. (1899). The Fishes. <em>In: Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands ... by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross," during 1891 ... No. XXVI. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24: Text: 1-431, Atlas: Pls. 1-85 + A-N.</em> [details]
original description (of Bathytroctes koefoedi 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]
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). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., 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). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., 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 (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Bathytroctes koefoedi Parr, 1951)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Bellocia koefoedi (Parr, 1951))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Bathytroctes alvifrons Garman, 1899)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bathytroctes macrolepis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Bathytroctes alvifrons Garman, 1899)
To FishBase (from synonym Bathytroctes koefoedi Parr, 1951)
To FishBase (from synonym Bellocia koefoedi (Parr, 1951))
To FishBase (from synonym Bellocia macrolepis (Günther, 1887))
To FishBase (from synonym Nomoctes koefoedi (Parr, 1951))
To FishBase images (Bellocia koefoedi, by Orlov, A.) (from synonym Bellocia koefoedi (Parr, 1951))
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 26 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Bellocia koefoedi (Parr, 1951))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Bathytroctes koefoedi Parr, 1951)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Bellocia koefoedi (Parr, 1951))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Bathytroctes alvifrons Garman, 1899)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bathytroctes macrolepis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Bathytroctes alvifrons Garman, 1899)
To FishBase (from synonym Bathytroctes koefoedi Parr, 1951)
To FishBase (from synonym Bellocia koefoedi (Parr, 1951))
To FishBase (from synonym Bellocia macrolepis (Günther, 1887))
To FishBase (from synonym Nomoctes koefoedi (Parr, 1951))
To FishBase images (Bellocia koefoedi, by Orlov, A.) (from synonym Bellocia koefoedi (Parr, 1951))
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 26 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Bellocia koefoedi (Parr, 1951))
To ITIS
