Deep-Sea taxon details
Bathytroctes Günther, 1878
125873 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125873)
accepted
Genus
Bathyroctes · unaccepted (misspelling)
Grimatroctes Parr, 1952 · unaccepted
Nomoctes Parr, 1952 · unaccepted
- Species Bathytroctes macrolepis Günther, 1887
- Species Bathytroctes michaelsarsi Koefoed, 1927
- Species Bathytroctes microlepis Günther, 1878
- Species Bathytroctes oligolepis (Krefft, 1970)
- Species Bathytroctes pappenheimi (Fowler, 1934)
- Species Bathytroctes squamosus Alcock, 1890
- Species Bathytroctes aequatoris Goode & Bean, 1896 accepted as Rouleina attrita (Vaillant, 1888)
- Species Bathytroctes antillarum Goode & Bean, 1896 accepted as Talismania antillarum (Goode & Bean, 1896)
- Species Bathytroctes drakei Beebe, 1929 accepted as Bajacalifornia megalops (Lütken, 1898)
- Species Bathytroctes homopterus Vaillant, 1888 accepted as Talismania homoptera (Vaillant, 1888)
- Species Bathytroctes innesi Fowler, 1934 accepted as Holtbyrnia innesi (Fowler, 1934)
- Species Bathytroctes rostratus Günther, 1878 accepted as Mentodus rostratus (Günther, 1878)
- Species Bathytroctes stomias Gilbert, 1890 accepted as Narcetes stomias (Gilbert, 1890)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Günther, A. (1878). Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of H. M. S. `Challenger. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5).</em> 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28): 17-28, 179-187, 248-251., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937808682376 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Bathytroctes Günther, 1878. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125873 on 2026-07-04
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Bathytroctes Günther, 1878. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125873 on 2026-07-04
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Günther, A. (1878). Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of H. M. S. `Challenger. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5).</em> 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28): 17-28, 179-187, 248-251., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937808682376 [details]
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]
context source (PeRMS) Robertson, D. R.; Angulo, A.; Baldwin, C. C.; Pitassy, D.; Driskell, A.; Weigt, L.; Navarro, I. J. (2017). Deep-water bony fishes collected by the B/O Miguel Oliver on the shelf edge of Pacific Central America: an annotated, illustrated and DNA-barcoded checklist. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4348(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4348.1.1 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
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]
context source (PeRMS) Robertson, D. R.; Angulo, A.; Baldwin, C. C.; Pitassy, D.; Driskell, A.; Weigt, L.; Navarro, I. J. (2017). Deep-water bony fishes collected by the B/O Miguel Oliver on the shelf edge of Pacific Central America: an annotated, illustrated and DNA-barcoded checklist. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4348(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4348.1.1 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
