WoRMS taxon details
Bathylagichthys greyae (Cohen, 1958)
126718 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126718)
accepted
Species
Bathylagus greyae Cohen, 1958 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Bathylagus greyae Cohen, 1958) Cohen, D. M. (1958). Two new species of Bathylagus from the western North Atlantic with notes on other species. <em>Breviora.</em> No. 98: 1-9. [details]
Distribution off the Grand Bank to Bermuda
Distribution off the Grand Bank to Bermuda [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Bathylagichthys greyae (Cohen, 1958). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126718 on 2026-01-19
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Bathylagus greyae Cohen, 1958) Cohen, D. M. (1958). Two new species of Bathylagus from the western North Atlantic with notes on other species. <em>Breviora.</em> No. 98: 1-9. [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]
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 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 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
Diet Feeds on plankton [details]Distribution off the Grand Bank to Bermuda [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Occasionally found in Canadian Atlantic waters.Found at depths of 600- 900m in the daytime, at depths of 25- 500 m in the nighttime. [details]
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Bathylagus greyae Cohen, 1958)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bathylagichthys greyae)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Bathylagus greyae Cohen, 1958)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Bathylagus greyae Cohen, 1958)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI (from synonym Bathylagus greyae Cohen, 1958)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Bathylagus greyae Cohen, 1958)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bathylagichthys greyae)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Bathylagus greyae Cohen, 1958)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Bathylagus greyae Cohen, 1958)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI (from synonym Bathylagus greyae Cohen, 1958)
To PESI
To ITIS
