Bathyclupeidae is a
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of
Perciformes
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, called deep sea herrings.
[ They are ]marine
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fishes found in tropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean
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, Gulf of Mexico
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, Indian Ocean
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and Pacific Ocean
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. They grow up to about 20 cm long.
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Genera
The following two genera, containing 10 species, are classified within the family Bathyclupeidae, although Fishbase
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* '' Bathyclupea'' Alcock, 1891
** '' Bathyclupea hoskynii'' Alcock 1891
** '' Bathyclupea nikparini'' Prokofiev
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev; alternative transliterations of his name include ''Sergey'' or ''Serge'', and ''Prokofief'', ''Prokofieff'', or ''Prokofyev''., group=n (27 April .S. 15 April1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer ...
2014
** '' Bathyclupea schroederi'' Dick
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Names
...
, 1962
* '' Neobathyclupea'' Prokofiev
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev; alternative transliterations of his name include ''Sergey'' or ''Serge'', and ''Prokofief'', ''Prokofieff'', or ''Prokofyev''., group=n (27 April .S. 15 April1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer ...
, 2014
** '' Neobathyclupea argentea'' (Goode
Goode ( or , depending on family) is a surname.
Notable people
Notable people with the surname include:
* Alex Goode (Born 1988), British rugby union player
* Alexander D. Goode (1911-1943), US Army chaplain
* Andy Goode (born 1980), British ru ...
& Bean
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, 1896)
** '' Neobathyclupea elongate'' ( Trunov, 1975)
** '' Neobathyclupea gracilis'' ( Fowler, 1938)
** '' Neobathyclupea japanotaiwana'' (Prokofiev
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev; alternative transliterations of his name include ''Sergey'' or ''Serge'', and ''Prokofief'', ''Prokofieff'', or ''Prokofyev''., group=n (27 April .S. 15 April1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer ...
, 2014)
** '' Neobathyclupea malayana'' ( Weber, 1913)
** '' Neobathyclupea megaceps'' (Fowler 1938)
** '' Neobathyclupea melanoptera'' Prokofiev
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev; alternative transliterations of his name include ''Sergey'' or ''Serge'', and ''Prokofief'', ''Prokofieff'', or ''Prokofyev''., group=n (27 April .S. 15 April1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer ...
, Gon & Psomadakis, 2016[ Abstract]
References
Perciformes families
Extant Eocene first appearances
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