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Bathyagonus Gilbert, 1890

AphiaID

254303 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:254303)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Bathyagoninae Lindberg, 1971

Synonymised names

Asterotheca Gilbert, 1915 · unaccepted

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Species Bathyagonus alascanus (Gilbert, 1896)
Species Bathyagonus infraspinatus (Gilbert, 1904)
Species Bathyagonus nigripinnis Gilbert, 1890
Species Bathyagonus pentacanthus (Gilbert, 1890)
Species Bathyagonus alascana (Gilbert, 1896) accepted as Bathyagonus alascanus (Gilbert, 1896) (misspelling)
Species Bathyagonus infraspinata (Gilbert, 1904) accepted as Bathyagonus infraspinatus (Gilbert, 1904) (misspelling)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Gilbert, C. H. (1890). A preliminary report on the fishes collected by the steamer Albatross on the Pacific coast of North America during the year 1889, with descriptions of twelve new genera and ninety-two new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. v. 13 (no. 797): 49-126., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.13-797.49 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Bathyagonus Gilbert, 1890. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=254303 on 2026-05-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2007-12-05 15:49:28Z

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Huettmann, Falk

2013-01-04 15:09:25Z

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Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

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Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description Gilbert, C. H. (1890). A preliminary report on the fishes collected by the steamer Albatross on the Pacific coast of North America during the year 1889, with descriptions of twelve new genera and ninety-two new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. v. 13 (no. 797): 49-126., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.13-797.49 [details]

basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Other

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]