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Bathydraco joannae DeWitt, 1985

Source-backed taxonomic record

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
Bathydraco joannae DeWitt, 1985
Name authority
DeWitt, 1985
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Perciformes
Family
Bathydraconidae
Genus
Bathydraco
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderPerciformes
  11. suborderNotothenioidei
  12. familyBathydraconidae Regan, 1913
  13. subfamilyBathydraconinae Regan, 1913
  14. genusBathydraco Günther, 1878
  15. speciesBathydraco joannae DeWitt, 1985

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Bathydraco. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
deepwater dragonBathydraco marri Norman, 1938BathydraconidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bathydraco scotiae Dollo, 1906BathydraconidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 13 records assigned to Bathydraconidae.

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.

  1. DeWitt, H. H. (1985). A review of the genus Bathydraco Günther (family Bathydraconidae). Reports on Fishes of the University of Southern California Antarctic Research Program, 1962-1968, Cybium 9 (no. 3): 295–314. 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:KWXK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.