Family BATHYCLUPEIDAE
Bathyclupeids, Deepsea Herrings
Compiler and date details
23 January 2012 - John R. Paxton, Dianne J. Bray & Douglass F. Hoese
December 2006 - John R. Paxton, Dianne J. Bray & Douglass F. Hoese
Introduction
The Bathyclupeidae are a small family with seven nominal species in the single genus Bathyclupea; Nelson (2006) estimated that there are about five valid species. Bathyclupeids are recorded from the north-western and south-eastern Atlantic and Indo-west Pacific. A single species is known from Australian waters, but the specimens have not been studied thoroughly. Tom Trnski identified the 25 specimens lodged at the Australian Museum using the review of Dick (1972) and the species description of Trunov (1975).
Bathyclupeids are rare deepsea fishes usually taken in bottom trawls on the continental slopes between 400 and 3300 m. Maximum recorded size is 32 cm, although most specimens are less than 25 cm in length.
General References
Dick, M.M. 1972. A review of the fishes of the family Bathyclupeidae. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India 14(2): 539-544-2 figs
Nelson, J.S. 2006. Fishes of the World. Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 601 pp.
Trunov, I.A 1975. Notes on the fish fauna of the south-eastern Atlantic. A new species of fish from the family Bathyclupeidae. Voprosy Ikhtiologii 15(6): 1116-1117 1 fig. [In Russian, English transl. J. Ichthyol. 15(6): 998-999]
Common Name References
Paxton, J.E. 2001. Bathyclupeidae. p. 3211 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp. [3211] (Bathyclupeids)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2012 | 12-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |