WoRMS taxon details
Bathypterois atricolor Alcock, 1896
221394 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:221394)
accepted
Species
Bathypterois antennatus Gilbert, 1905 · unaccepted
Bathypterois atricolor antennatus Gilbert, 1905 · unaccepted
Bathypterois atricolor atricolor Alcock, 1896 · unaccepted
Bathypterois atricolor indicus Brauer, 1906 · unaccepted
Bathypterois pectoralis Garman, 1899 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Bathypterois atricolor antennatus Gilbert, 1905 accepted as Bathypterois atricolor Alcock, 1896
- Subspecies Bathypterois atricolor atricolor Alcock, 1896 accepted as Bathypterois atricolor Alcock, 1896
- Subspecies Bathypterois atricolor indicus Brauer, 1906 accepted as Bathypterois atricolor Alcock, 1896
- Subspecies Bathypterois atricolor phenax Parr, 1928 accepted as Bathypterois phenax Parr, 1928
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Alcock, A. W. (1896). Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,' Commander C. F. Oldham, R. N., commanding. Series II. No. 23. A supplementary list of the marine fishes of India, with descriptions of two new genera and eight new species. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> v. 65 (pt 2, No. 3): 301-338. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Bathypterois atricolor Alcock, 1896. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=221394 on 2026-01-22
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Nomenclature
original description
Alcock, A. W. (1896). Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,' Commander C. F. Oldham, R. N., commanding. Series II. No. 23. A supplementary list of the marine fishes of India, with descriptions of two new genera and eight new species. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> v. 65 (pt 2, No. 3): 301-338. [details]
original description (of Bathypterois pectoralis 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]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Bathypterois pectoralis 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]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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 (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 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
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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 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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Classification In family Chlorophthalmidae in Fishbase 96 [details]Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Bathypterois atricolor antennatus Gilbert, 1905)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Bathypterois pectoralis Garman, 1899)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Bathypterois atricolor indicus Brauer, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Bathypterois antennatus Gilbert, 1905)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bathypterois atricolor)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Bathypterois antennatus Gilbert, 1905)
To FishBase (from synonym Bathypterois pectoralis Garman, 1899)
To FishBase (from synonym Bathypterois atricolor antennatus Gilbert, 1905)
To FishBase (from synonym Bathypterois atricolor atricolor Alcock, 1896)
To FishBase (from synonym Bathypterois atricolor indicus Brauer, 1906)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 29 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bathypterois antennatus RAD104755-001) (from synonym Bathypterois antennatus Gilbert, 1905)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bathypterois antennatus USNM 51640 holotype radiograph lateral view) (from synonym Bathypterois antennatus Gilbert, 1905)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bathypterois atricolor RAD104750-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bathypterois atricolor RAD104752-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bathypterois pectoralis RAD104759-001) (from synonym Bathypterois pectoralis Garman, 1899)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bathypterois pectoralis RAD104759-001) (from synonym Bathypterois pectoralis Garman, 1899)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Bathypterois atricolor antennatus Gilbert, 1905)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Bathypterois pectoralis Garman, 1899)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Bathypterois atricolor indicus Brauer, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Bathypterois antennatus Gilbert, 1905)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bathypterois atricolor)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Bathypterois antennatus Gilbert, 1905)
To FishBase (from synonym Bathypterois pectoralis Garman, 1899)
To FishBase (from synonym Bathypterois atricolor antennatus Gilbert, 1905)
To FishBase (from synonym Bathypterois atricolor atricolor Alcock, 1896)
To FishBase (from synonym Bathypterois atricolor indicus Brauer, 1906)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 29 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bathypterois antennatus RAD104755-001) (from synonym Bathypterois antennatus Gilbert, 1905)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bathypterois antennatus USNM 51640 holotype radiograph lateral view) (from synonym Bathypterois antennatus Gilbert, 1905)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bathypterois atricolor RAD104750-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bathypterois atricolor RAD104752-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bathypterois pectoralis RAD104759-001) (from synonym Bathypterois pectoralis Garman, 1899)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bathypterois pectoralis RAD104759-001) (from synonym Bathypterois pectoralis Garman, 1899)
To ITIS
