attenuated spider fish
Bathypterois atricolor Alcock, 1896
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Bathypterois atricolor Alcock, 1896
- Name authority
- Alcock, 1896
- Common name
- attenuated spider fish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Aulopiformes
- Family
- Ipnopidae
- Genus
- Bathypterois
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAulopiformes
- suborderAlepisauroidei
- familyIpnopidae Gill, 1884
- genusBathypterois Günther, 1878
- speciesBathypterois atricolor Alcock, 1896
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Bathypterois. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bathypterois andriashevi Sulak & Shcherbachev, 1988 | IpnopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathypterois filiferus Gilchrist, 1906 | IpnopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathypterois insularum Alcock, 1892 | IpnopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| feelerfishBathypterois longifilis Günther, 1878 | IpnopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathypterois mediterraneus Bauchot, 1962 | IpnopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathypterois parini Shcherbachev & Sulak, 1988 | IpnopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathypterois perceptor Sulak, 1977 | IpnopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathypterois quadrifilis Günther, 1878 | IpnopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathypterois viridensis (Roule, 1916) | IpnopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathypterois longipes Günther, 1878 | IpnopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathypterois oddi Sulak, 1977 | IpnopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Bathypterois atricolor antennatus Gilbert, 1905 Gilbert, 1905 | synonym |
| Bathypterois atricolor atricolor Alcock, 1896 Alcock, 1896 | synonym |
| Bathypterois atricolor indicus Brauer, 1906 Brauer, 1906 | synonym |
| Bathypterois antennatus Gilbert, 1905 Gilbert, 1905 | synonym |
| Bathypterois pectoralis Garman, 1899 Garman, 1899 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Alcock, A. W. (1896). Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,′ Commander C. F. Oldham, R. N., commanding. Series II. No. 23. A supplementary list of the marine fishes of India, with descriptions of two new genera and eight new species. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, v. 65 (pt 2, No. 3): 301–338. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:68DZN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.