Bathypterois insularum Alcock, 1892
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 insularum Alcock, 1892
- Name authority
- Alcock, 1892
- 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 insularum Alcock, 1892
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 |
| 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 |
| attenuated spider fishBathypterois atricolor Alcock, 1896 | IpnopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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. (1892). Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,′ Lieut. G. S. Gunn, R. N., commanding.--Series II, No. 5. On the bathybial fishes collected during the season of 1891-92. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6), 10 (59): 345–365, Pl. 18. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939208677427 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:KXT5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.