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Benthobatis Alcock, 1898

AphiaID

268534 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:268534)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Narcinidae Gill, 1862

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Species Benthobatis kreffti Rincón, Stehmann & Vooren, 2001
Species Benthobatis marcida Bean & Weed, 1909
Species Benthobatis moresbyi Alcock, 1898
Species Benthobatis yangi Carvalho, Compagno & Ebert, 2003
Species Benthobatis cervina Bean & Weed, 1909 accepted as Benthobatis marcida Bean & Weed, 1909

Environment

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

Original description

Alcock, A. W. (1898). Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey ship `Investigator,' Commander T. H. Heming, R. N., commanding.--Series II., No. 25. A note on the deep-sea fishes, with descriptions of some new genera and species, including another probably viviparous ophidioid. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7). v. 2 (no. 8) (art. 22): 136-156., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939808678029 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Benthobatis Alcock, 1898. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=268534 on 2026-09-12

Taxonomic edit history

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2008-01-15 10:18:16Z

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Bailly, Nicolas

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 Alcock, A. W. (1898). Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey ship `Investigator,' Commander T. H. Heming, R. N., commanding.--Series II., No. 25. A note on the deep-sea fishes, with descriptions of some new genera and species, including another probably viviparous ophidioid. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7). v. 2 (no. 8) (art. 22): 136-156., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939808678029 [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]