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Bathyclupea Alcock, 1891

AphiaID

159595 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159595)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Bathyclupeidae Gill, 1896

Direct children (10)

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Species Bathyclupea hoskynii Alcock, 1891
Species Bathyclupea nikparini Prokofiev, 2014
Species Bathyclupea schroederi Dick, 1962
Species Bathyclupea argentea Goode & Bean, 1896 accepted as Neobathyclupea argentea (Goode & Bean, 1896)
Species Bathyclupea elongata Trunov, 1975 accepted as Neobathyclupea elongata (Trunov, 1975)
Species Bathyclupea gracilis Fowler, 1938 accepted as Neobathyclupea gracilis (Fowler, 1938)
Species Bathyclupea hoskynni Alcock, 1891 accepted as Bathyclupea hoskynii Alcock, 1891 (misspelling)
Species Bathyclupea japanotaiwana Prokofiev, 2014 accepted as Neobathyclupea japanotaiwana (Prokofiev, 2014)
Species Bathyclupea malayana Weber, 1913 accepted as Neobathyclupea malayana (Weber, 1913)
Species Bathyclupea megaceps Fowler, 1938 accepted as Neobathyclupea megaceps (Fowler, 1938)

Environment

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

Original description

Wood-Mason, J. & Alcock, A. (1891). Natural history notes from H.M. Indian marine survey steamer 'Investigator', Commander R.F. Hoskyn, R.N., commanding. Series II, No. 1. On the results of deep-sea dredging during the season 1890-1891. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (series 6) 8 (43): 16-34, pl. 7-8; 8 (44): 119-138; 8 (46): 268-286; 8 (47): 353-362; 8 (48): 427-452, pl. 17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19244692 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Bathyclupea Alcock, 1891. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159595 on 2025-04-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-05-30 09:27:08Z

created

Cuvelier, Daphne

2013-03-08 15:41:42Z

checked

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Wood-Mason, J. & Alcock, A. (1891). Natural history notes from H.M. Indian marine survey steamer 'Investigator', Commander R.F. Hoskyn, R.N., commanding. Series II, No. 1. On the results of deep-sea dredging during the season 1890-1891. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (series 6) 8 (43): 16-34, pl. 7-8; 8 (44): 119-138; 8 (46): 268-286; 8 (47): 353-362; 8 (48): 427-452, pl. 17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19244692 [details]

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]