WoRMS taxon details
Bathophilus vaillanti (Zugmayer, 1911)
127333 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127333)
accepted
Species
Bathophilus havanae Barbour, 1942 · unaccepted
Bathophilus metallicus (Welsh, 1923) · unaccepted
Bathophilus simplex Parr, 1927 · unaccepted
Nasistomias curvatus Koefoed, 1956 · unaccepted
Trichostomias alberti Roule & Angel, 1931 · unaccepted
Trichostomias metallicus Welsh, 1923 · unaccepted
Trichostomias vaillanti Zugmayer, 1911 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Trichostomias vaillanti Zugmayer, 1911) Zugmayer, E. (1911). Diagnoses de poissons nouveaux provenant des campagnes du yacht "Princesse-Alice" (1901 à 1910). <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique (Monaco).</em> No. 193: 1-14. [details]
Distribution from the Scotian Shelf to the Bahamas
Distribution from the Scotian Shelf to the Bahamas [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Bathophilus vaillanti (Zugmayer, 1911). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127333 on 2026-01-19
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Bathophilus havanae Barbour, 1942) Barbour, T. (1942). More Cuban deep sea fishes. <em>Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club.</em> 19: 45-50 [73], 20-22. [details]
original description (of Bathophilus simplex Parr, 1927) Parr, A. E. (1927). The Stomiatoid fishes of the suborder Gymnophotodermi (Astronesthidae, Melanostomiatidae, Idiacanthidae) with a complete review of the species. (Scientific results of the third oceanographic expedition of the "Pawnee" 1927.). <em>Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University.</em> v. 3 (art. 2): 1-123. [details]
original description (of Nasistomias curvatus Koefoed, 1956) Koefoed, E. (1956). Isospondyli. 1. Gymnophotodermi and Lepidophotodermi from the "Michael Sars" North Atlantic deep-sea expedition 1910. <em>Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition.</em> 1910 v. 4 (pt 2, no. 5): 1-23, Pls. 1-3. [details]
original description (of Trichostomias metallicus Welsh, 1923) Welsh, W. W. (1923). Seven new species of fish of the order Malacopterygii. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 62 (no. 2449): 1-11. [details]
original description (of Trichostomias vaillanti Zugmayer, 1911) Zugmayer, E. (1911). Diagnoses de poissons nouveaux provenant des campagnes du yacht "Princesse-Alice" (1901 à 1910). <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique (Monaco).</em> No. 193: 1-14. [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 Bathophilus simplex Parr, 1927) Parr, A. E. (1927). The Stomiatoid fishes of the suborder Gymnophotodermi (Astronesthidae, Melanostomiatidae, Idiacanthidae) with a complete review of the species. (Scientific results of the third oceanographic expedition of the "Pawnee" 1927.). <em>Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University.</em> v. 3 (art. 2): 1-123. [details]
original description (of Nasistomias curvatus Koefoed, 1956) Koefoed, E. (1956). Isospondyli. 1. Gymnophotodermi and Lepidophotodermi from the "Michael Sars" North Atlantic deep-sea expedition 1910. <em>Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition.</em> 1910 v. 4 (pt 2, no. 5): 1-23, Pls. 1-3. [details]
original description (of Trichostomias metallicus Welsh, 1923) Welsh, W. W. (1923). Seven new species of fish of the order Malacopterygii. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 62 (no. 2449): 1-11. [details]
original description (of Trichostomias vaillanti Zugmayer, 1911) Zugmayer, E. (1911). Diagnoses de poissons nouveaux provenant des campagnes du yacht "Princesse-Alice" (1901 à 1910). <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique (Monaco).</em> No. 193: 1-14. [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 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source 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]
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 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source 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]
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 Lanternfishes [details]Distribution from the Scotian Shelf to the Bahamas [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat occasionally found in Canadian Atlantic waters; mesopelagic species [details]
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Bathophilus simplex Parr, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Trichostomias metallicus Welsh, 1923)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Trichostomias vaillanti Zugmayer, 1911)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Bathophilus metallicus (Welsh, 1923))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bathophilus vaillanti)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Bathophilus havanae Barbour, 1942)
To FishBase (from synonym Bathophilus simplex Parr, 1927)
To FishBase (from synonym Nasistomias curvatus Koefoed, 1956)
To FishBase (from synonym Trichostomias alberti Roule & Angel, 1931)
To FishBase (from synonym Trichostomias metallicus Welsh, 1923)
To FishBase (from synonym Bathophilus metallicus (Welsh, 1923))
To FishBase (from synonym Trichostomias vaillanti Zugmayer, 1911)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 6 proteins) (from synonym Trichostomias vaillanti Zugmayer, 1911)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Bathophilus metallicus (Welsh, 1923))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Trichostomias metallicus P04582 illustration) (from synonym Trichostomias metallicus Welsh, 1923)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Bathophilus simplex Parr, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Trichostomias metallicus Welsh, 1923)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Trichostomias vaillanti Zugmayer, 1911)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Bathophilus metallicus (Welsh, 1923))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bathophilus vaillanti)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Bathophilus havanae Barbour, 1942)
To FishBase (from synonym Bathophilus simplex Parr, 1927)
To FishBase (from synonym Nasistomias curvatus Koefoed, 1956)
To FishBase (from synonym Trichostomias alberti Roule & Angel, 1931)
To FishBase (from synonym Trichostomias metallicus Welsh, 1923)
To FishBase (from synonym Bathophilus metallicus (Welsh, 1923))
To FishBase (from synonym Trichostomias vaillanti Zugmayer, 1911)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 6 proteins) (from synonym Trichostomias vaillanti Zugmayer, 1911)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Bathophilus metallicus (Welsh, 1923))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Trichostomias metallicus P04582 illustration) (from synonym Trichostomias metallicus Welsh, 1923)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally, from synonym
