Tribute Spiderfish
Bathypterois guentheri Alcock, 1889
Also calledNagazueso (jpn) · bezočka Güntherova (ces) · Бентозавр Гюнтера (rus) · ナガヅエエソ (jpn) · 貢氏深海狗母魚 (zho) · 貢氏深海青眼魚 (zho)
First described in: Alcock, A. (1889). Natural history notes from H.M. Indian marine survey steamer Investigator, Commander Alfred Carpenter, R.N., D.S.O., commanding.-- No. 13. On the bathybial fishes of the Bay of Bengal and neighbouring waters, obtained during the seasons 1885-1889. <em>The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology.</em> 4(6): 450-461.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
distribution
Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2. — General distribution: Indo-West Pacific: South Africa and Madagascar east to Philippines and New Guinea, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia. Bathydemersal, 786 – 1500 m depth. Marine.
Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records
materials_examined
Status at New Ireland. New record, based on NTUM material (1 specimen, St. CP 4428 - 14, northeast of New Hanover; 2 specimens, St. CP 4436 - 6 - 7, north of Kavieng; 1 specimen, St. CP 4441 - 18, northeast of New Hanover; 3 specimens, St. CP 4449 - 8 - 10, north of New Hanover).
Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2401364.