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Family: Bathyclupeidae Deepsea herring



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Photo by Mullasseri, S.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Bathyclupea hoskynii Alcock, 1891

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Bathyclupea hoskynii
[Indian deepsea herring]
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Max. Length 14.2 cm SL
 
Bathyclupea nikparini
[Deepsea herring]
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Max. Length 13.2 cm SL
 
Bathyclupea schroederi
[Schroeder’s deepsea herring]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic. Western
Max. Length 25.6 cm TL
Neobathyclupea argentea (Goode & Bean, 1896)

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Neobathyclupea argentea
[West Atlantic (silver) deepsea herring]

Photo by SFSA

Southern Hemisphere
Max. Length 17.8 cm TL
Neobathyclupea elongata (Trunov, 1975)

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Neobathyclupea elongata
[Slender (southern) deepsea herring]
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Max. Length 17.4 cm SL
 
Neobathyclupea gracilis
[West Pacific (dwarf) deepsea herring]
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Max. Length 20.5 cm SL
 
Neobathyclupea japanotaiwana
[North Pacific deepsea herring]
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Max. Length 23 cm SL
 
Neobathyclupea malayana
[Malaysian deepsea herring]
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Max. Length 21 cm SL
 
Neobathyclupea megaceps
[Big-headed deepsea herring]
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Max. Length 30.2 cm SL
 
Neobathyclupea melanoptera
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Bathyclupea hoskynii Indian deepsea herring Indian Ocean 19 TL 1891
Bathyclupea nikparini Deepsea herring Northwestern Pacific 14.2 SL 2014
Bathyclupea schroederi Schroeder’s deepsea herring Western Central Atlantic 13.2 SL 1962
Neobathyclupea argentea West Atlantic (silver) deepsea herring Western Atlantic. Western 25.6 TL 1896
Neobathyclupea elongata Slender (southern) deepsea herring Southern Hemisphere 17.8 TL 1975
Neobathyclupea gracilis West Pacific (dwarf) deepsea herring Western Pacific from Taiw 17.4 SL 1938
Neobathyclupea japanotaiwana North Pacific deepsea herring Northwest Pacific 20.5 SL 2014
Neobathyclupea malayana Malaysian deepsea herring Indo-West Pacific 23 SL 1913
Neobathyclupea megaceps Big-headed deepsea herring Western Central Pacific 21 SL 1938
Neobathyclupea melanoptera Indian Ocean 30.2 SL 2016



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