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Aulastomatomorpha Alcock, 1890

AphiaID

268450 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:268450)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Alepocephalidae Bonaparte, 1846

Synonymised names

Aulostomatomorpha · unaccepted (misspelling)

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Species Aulastomatomorpha phospherops Alcock, 1890
Species Aulastomatomorpha caeruleiceps Lloyd, 1906 accepted as Aulastomatomorpha phospherops Alcock, 1890

Environment

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

Original description

Alcock, A. W. (1890). Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,' Commander R. F. Hoskyn, R. N., commanding. -- No. 18. On the bathybial fishes of the Arabian Sea, obtained during the season 1889-1890. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6). 6 (34): 295-311., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939008694038 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Aulastomatomorpha Alcock, 1890. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=268450 on 2026-07-08

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-15 10:18:16Z

created

Bailly, Nicolas

2013-02-26 10:10:34Z

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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 Alcock, A. W. (1890). Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,' Commander R. F. Hoskyn, R. N., commanding. -- No. 18. On the bathybial fishes of the Arabian Sea, obtained during the season 1889-1890. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6). 6 (34): 295-311., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939008694038 [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]