Biology:Bathyclupea

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Bathyclupea
Deepsea herring ( Bathyclupea argentea ).jpg
A member of the family of deepsea herrings (Bathyclupea argentea).
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Bathyclupeidae
Genus: Bathyclupea
Alcock, 1891
Type species
Bathyclupea hoskynii
Alcock 1891[1]

Bathyclupea is a genus of perciform fishes belonging to a small family Bathyclupeidae.[2]

Species

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:

  • Bathyclupea hoskynii Alcock, 1891 (Indian deepsea herring)
  • Bathyclupea nikparini Prokofiev, 2014 (Parin's deepsea herring) [3]
  • Bathyclupea schroederi Dick, 1962 (Schroeder's deepsea herring)

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Bathyclupea". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?spid=4470. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Bathyclupea in FishBase. January 2016 version.
  3. Prokofiev, A.M. (2014): Deepsea Herrings (Bathyclupeidae) of the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. Journal of Ichthyology, 54 (2): 137-145.

Wikidata ☰ Q1808625 entry