WoRMS name details
Platystethus abbreviatus Hector, 1875
320419 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:320419)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Platystethus Günther, 1860 accepted as Bathystethus Gill, 1893
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Hector, J. (1875). Descriptions of five new species of fishes obtained in the New-Zealand seas by H. M. S -"Challenger" Expedition, July 1874. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4).</em> v. 15 (no. 85) (art. 11): 78-82., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937508681027 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Platystethus abbreviatus Hector, 1875. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=320419 on 2026-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Hector, J. (1875). Descriptions of five new species of fishes obtained in the New-Zealand seas by H. M. S -"Challenger" Expedition, July 1874. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4).</em> v. 15 (no. 85) (art. 11): 78-82., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937508681027 [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]
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]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]
