WoRMS taxon details
Hephthocara Alcock, 1892
269375 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:269375)
accepted
Genus
Hepthocara Alcock, 1892 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Alcock, A. W. (1892). Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,' Lieut. G. S. Gunn, R. N., commanding.--Series II, No. 5. On the bathybial fishes collected during the season of 1891-92. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6).</em> 10 (59): 345-365, Pl. 18., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939208677427 [details] 
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Hephthocara Alcock, 1892. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=269375 on 2026-04-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Alcock, A. W. (1892). Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,' Lieut. G. S. Gunn, R. N., commanding.--Series II, No. 5. On the bathybial fishes collected during the season of 1891-92. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6).</em> 10 (59): 345-365, Pl. 18., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939208677427 [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
