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Species in the family or subfamily Bathydraconidae: [ 20 ] records

acuticeps, Gymnodraco Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:186, Pl. 17 [Report on the collections of natural history made in the Antarctic regions; ref. 561] Cape Adare, Antarctica, depth 4-8 fathoms. Syntypes: (5) BMNH 1901.11.8.82-83 (2), 1901.11.8.84 (1). •Valid as Gymnodraco acuticeps Boulenger 1902 -- (Rembiszewski & Zielinski 1980:100 [ref. 23212], Pequeño 1989:65 [ref. 14125], Gon 1990:372 [ref. 21680], Miller 1993:384 [ref. 21297], Eastman & Eakin 2000:17 [ref. 24631], Balushkin 2000:S98 [ref. 29555], Balushkin & Voskoboinikova 2011:108 [ref. 33669], Rey et al. 2011:118 [ref. 31630], Eastman & Eakin 2021:[4] [ref. 38307], Kim et al. 2021:198 [ref. 39117]). Current status: Valid as Gymnodraco acuticeps Boulenger 1902. Bathydraconidae: Gymnodraconinae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: Circum-Antarctic. Habitat: marine.

antarcticus, Bathydraco Günther [A.] 1878:18 [2] [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5) v. 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28); ref. 2010] South of Heard Island, Indian Ocean, 60°52'S, 80°20'E, Challenger station 152, depth 1260 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1887.12.7.13. On p. 2 of separate. See also Günther 1887:48, Pl. 8 (fig. A) [ref. 2013]. •Valid as Bathydraco antarcticus Günther 1878 -- (Gon 1990:366 [ref. 21680], Miller 1993:345 [ref. 21297], Voskoboinikova & Balushkin 1998:699 [ref. 24686], Voskoboinikova 1999:326 [ref. 24870], Eastman & Eakin 2000:17 [ref. 24631], Balushkin 2000:S98 [ref. 29555], Duhamel et al. 2005:360 [ref. 32059], Balushkin & Voskoboinikova 2011:128 [ref. 33669], Arana et al. 2020:315 [ref. 41264], Eastman & Eakin 2021:[4] [ref. 38307], Wang et al. 2024:4 [ref. 41309]). Current status: Valid as Bathydraco antarcticus Günther 1878. Bathydraconidae: Bathydraconinae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: Antarctica; South Atlantic: Scotia Sea, South Orkney Islands; southern Indian Ocean: Kerguelen-Gaussberg Ridge, Heard Island (Australia). Habitat: marine.

australis, Gerlachea Dollo [L.] 1900:196 [5] [Bulletin de l'Academie Royal de Belgique (Cl. Sci.) 1900, No. 3; ref. 1133] Antarctic, 71°34'S, 89°10'W [or 71°14'S, 89°14'W], depth 500 fathoms. Holotype (unique): IRSNB 2. Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:43 [ref. 20755]. On p. 5 of separate. •Valid as Gerlachea australis Dollo 1900 -- (Regan 1916:377 [ref. 40111], Pequeño 1989:65 [ref. 14125], Gon 1990:371 [ref. 21680], Miller 1993:360 [ref. 21297], Olaso et al. 1997:83 [ref. 25009], Eastman & Eakin 2000:17 [ref. 24631], Balushkin 2000:S98 [ref. 29555], Balushkin & Voskoboinikova 2011:158 [ref. 33669], Eastman & Eakin 2021:[4] [ref. 38307]). Current status: Valid as Gerlachea australis Dollo 1900. Bathydraconidae: Cygnodraconinae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: circum-Antarctic. Habitat: marine.

breviceps, Psilodraco Norman [J. R.] 1937:476 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10) v. 20 (no. 118); ref. 3226] South Georgia Island, South Atlantic, depth 60-273 meters. Syntypes: BMNH 1937.7.12.738 (1), MNHN 1937-0258 (1). Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1963:342 [ref. 20866]. BMNH 1937.7.12.738 as holotype in Norman 1938, but no type categories used in the original description. •Valid as Psilodraco breviceps Norman 1937 -- (Gon 1990:377 [ref. 21680], Miller 1993:381 [ref. 21297], Voskoboinikova 1998:193 [ref. 23642], Frolkina et al. 1998:132 [ref. 24763], Eastman & Eakin 2000:17 [ref. 24631], Balushkin 2000:S98 [ref. 29555], Balushkin & Voskoboinikova 2011:103 [ref. 33669], Desvignes et al. 2020:[3] [ref. 37966], Eastman & Eakin 2021:[5] [ref. 38307]). Current status: Valid as Psilodraco breviceps Norman 1937. Bathydraconidae: Gymnodraconinae. Distribution: South Atlantic: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands. Habitat: marine.

charcoti, Chaenichthys Vaillant [L. L.] 1906:247 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 12 (no. 5); ref. 15727] Booth Wandel Island, Antarctic. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1906-0144 (poor condition). Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1963:342 [ref. 20866]. Also treated in Vaillant 1906:39 et seq. [ref. 17860]. •Valid as Parachaenichthys charcoti (Vaillant 1906) -- (Rembiszewski & Zielinski 1980:100 [ref. 23212] as charcotti, Pequeño 1989:65 [ref. 14125], Gon 1990:374 [ref. 21680], Miller 1993:377 [ref. 21297], Olaso et al. 1997:83 [ref. 25009], Voskoboinikova 1998:193 [ref. 23642], Frolkina et al. 1998:133 [ref. 24763], Eastman & Eakin 2000:17 [ref. 24631], Balushkin 2000:S98 [ref. 29555], Balushkin & Voskoboinikova 2011:168 [ref. 33669], Arana et al. 2020:315 [ref. 41264], Eastman & Eakin 2021:[4] [ref. 38307]). Current status: Valid as Parachaenichthys charcoti (Vaillant 1906). Bathydraconidae: Cygnodraconinae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: Antarctic Peninsula; South Atlantic: South Orkney Islands. Habitat: marine.

dewitti, Acanthodraco Skóra [K. E.] 1995:286, Fig. 1 [Archive of Fishery and Marine Research v. 42 (no. 3); ref. 21831] Admiralty Bay, King George Island, South Shetland Islands, 62°12.3'S, 58°18.6'W to 62°07.6'S, 58°04.4'W, depth 253-255 meters. Holotype: HML 54. Paratypes: HML 54A (11). •Valid as Acanthodraco dewitti Skóra 1995 -- (Voskoboinikova & Skora 1996:203 [ref. 24647], Pequeño 1997:83 [ref. 23536], Eastman & Eakin 2000:16 [ref. 24631], Balushkin 2000:S98 [ref. 29555], Vacchi et al. 2001:472 [ref. 37249], Balushkin & Voskoboinikova 2011:99 [ref. 33669], Desvignes et al. 2020:[3] [ref. 37966], Eastman & Eakin 2021:[4] [ref. 38307]). Current status: Valid as Acanthodraco dewitti Skóra 1995. Bathydraconidae: Gymnodraconinae. Distribution: South Atlantic: South Shetland Islands; Southern Ocean: Ross Sea (Antarctica). Habitat: marine.

evansii, Prionodraco Regan [C. T.] 1914:13 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 13 (no. 73); ref. 3661] Ross Sea (74°25'S, 179°03'E) and McMurdo Sound (76°56'S, 164°12'S and 77°13'S, 164°18'E), Antarctica, depth 158-207 fathoms. Syntypes: BMNH 1913.12.4.177-180 (4). •Valid as Prionodraco evansii Regan 1914 -- (Pequeño 1989:65 [ref. 14125] as evansi, Gon 1990:376 [ref. 21680], Miller 1993:368 [ref. 21297], Olaso et al. 1997:83 [ref. 25009], Voskoboinikova 1998:193 [ref. 23642], Eastman & Eakin 2000:17 [ref. 24631], Balushkin 2000:S98 [ref. 29555], Balushkin & Voskoboinikova 2011:117 [ref. 33669], Eastman & Eakin 2021:[5] [ref. 38307], La Mesa et al. 2022:6 [ref. 39287], Wang et al. 2024:4 [ref. 41309]). Current status: Valid as Prionodraco evansii Regan 1914. Bathydraconidae: Bathydraconinae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: Antarctica; South Atlantic: South Georgia. Habitat: marine.

georgianus, Chaenichthys Fischer [J. G.] 1885:50, Pl. 1 (figs. 1-2) [Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten v. 2; ref. 1333] South Georgia Island (Eurasia), 54°15'S, 36°45'W, South Atlantic. Lectotype: ZMH H409 [ex 3916]. Paralectotypes: ZMH 3855 (1, apparently lost), ZMB 12369 [ex ZMH 7437] (1, head), ZMH 7436 (1). Type catalog: Ladiges et al. 1958:165 [ref. 19181], Fricke & Paepke 1992:95 [ref. 20293], Wilkens & Dohse 1993:407 [ref. 21161]. Lectotype selected by Ladiges et al. 1958:165 [ref. 19181]. •Valid as Parachaenichthys georgianus (Fischer 1885) -- (Rembiszewski & Zielinski 1980:101 [ref. 23212], Gon 1990:375 [ref. 21680], Miller 1993:374 [ref. 21297], Pequeño 1997:84 [ref. 23536], Voskoboinikova 1998:193 [ref. 23642], Frolkina et al. 1998:132 [ref. 24763], Eastman & Eakin 2000:17 [ref. 24631], Balushkin 2000:S98 [ref. 29555], Balushkin & Voskoboinikova 2011:174 [ref. 33669], Eastman & Eakin 2021:[5] [ref. 38307]). Current status: Valid as Parachaenichthys georgianus (Fischer 1885). Bathydraconidae: Cygnodraconinae. Distribution: Southern Atlantic: South Georgia. Habitat: marine.

glacialis, Racovitzia Dollo [L.] 1900:318 [5] [Bulletin de l'Academie Royal de Belgique (Cl. Sci.) 1900 (no. 4); ref. 1134] Antarctic, about 71°23'S, 87°32'W [or 71°19'S, 87°37'W], depth 435 meters. Holotype (unique): IRSNB 3. Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:43 [ref. 20755]. On p. 5 of separate. •Valid as Racovitzia glacialis Dollo 1900 -- (Pequeño 1989:65 [ref. 14125], Gon 1990:378 [ref. 21680], Miller 1993:363 [ref. 21297], Frolkina et al. 1998:133 [ref. 24763], Eastman & Eakin 2000:17 [ref. 24631], Balushkin 2000:S98 [ref. 29555], Balushkin 2000:S98 [ref. 29555], Balushkin & Voskoboinikova 2011:148 [ref. 33669], Arana et al. 2020:315 [ref. 41264], Eastman & Eakin 2021:[5] [ref. 38307], La Mesa et al. 2022:6 [ref. 39287], Wang et al. 2024:4 [ref. 41309]). Current status: Valid as Racovitzia glacialis Dollo 1900. Bathydraconidae: Bathydraconinae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: Antarctica; South Atlantic: South Shetland Islands, South Orkney Islands. Habitat: marine.

gouldae, Akarotaxis Corso [A. D.], Desvignes [T.], McDowell [J. R.], Cheng [C.-H. C.], Biesack [E. E.], Steinberg [D. K.] & Hilton [E. J.] 2024:274, Figs. 2, 3, 4a-d, 5a-d [Zootaxa 5501 (no. 2); ref. 41485] Southern Ocean, western Antarctic Peninsula, -64.739S, -65.433W, depth 675 meters. Holotype: YPM ICH 24241 [ex YFTC 20826]. Paratypes: VIMS, YPM. •Valid as Akarotaxis gouldae Corso, Desvignes, McDowell, Cheng, Biesack, Steinberg & Hilton 2024. Current status: Valid as Akarotaxis gouldae Corso, Desvignes, McDowell, Cheng, Biesack, Steinberg & Hilton 2024. Bathydraconidae: Bathydraconinae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: western Antarctic Peninsula. Habitat: marine.

harrissoni, Aconichthys Waite [E. R.] 1916:30, Pl. 2 (fig. 1); Fig. 5 [Scientific Report, Australasian Antarctic Expedition v. 3 (pt 1); ref. 4568] Mary Land, off Skackleton Ice Shelf, 65°06'S, 96°13'E, Antarctica, depth 325 fathoms. Holotype: SAMA F371. Paratypes: (4) SAMA (whereabouts unknown). Type catalog: Glover 1976:173 [ref. 19449]. •Valid as Racovitzia harrissoni (Waite 1916) -- (Pequeño 1989:65 [ref. 14125] as harrisoni). Current status: Valid as Racovitzia harrissoni (Waite 1916). Bathydraconidae: Bathydraconinae. Distribution: Southern oceans. Habitat: marine.

infuscipinnis, Racovitzia DeWitt [H. H.] 1964:502, Figs. 2-5 [Copeia 1964 (no. 3); ref. 1720] Weddell Sea, Antarctica, 77°42'S, 41°04'W, depth 435 fathoms. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 58571. •Valid as Vomeridens infuscipinnis (DeWitt 1964) -- (Gon 1990:379 [ref. 21680], Miller 1993:366 [ref. 21297], Pequeño 1997:84 [ref. 23536], Eastman & Eakin 2000:17 [ref. 24631], Balushkin 2000:S98 [ref. 29555], Balushkin & Voskoboinikova 2011:154 [ref. 33669], Eastman & Eakin 2021:[5] [ref. 38307]). Current status: Valid as Vomeridens infuscipinnis (DeWitt 1964). Bathydraconidae: Bathydraconinae. Distribution: South Atlantic and Southern Ocean: South Georgia and circum-Antarctic. Habitat: marine.

joannae, Bathydraco DeWitt [H. H.] 1985:304, Fig. 1 [Cybium v. 9 (no. 3); ref. 8165] Antarctic Ocean, 53°35'S, 36°24'W to 53°34'S, 36°47'W. Holotype: LACM 10606-10. Paratypes: BMNH 1939.6.20.23 (1), 1982.4.14.4-5 (2); LACM 10597-2 (1), 10606-8 (45), 10771-2 (5); MNHN 1982-0129 (2); UMO 387 (1); USNM 227937 (5); ZIN 46020 (2). •Valid as Bathydraco joannae DeWitt 1985 -- (Gon 1990:367 [ref. 21680], Miller 1993:347 [ref. 21297], Voskoboinikova & Balushkin 1998:697 [ref. 24686], Voskoboinikova 1999:326 [ref. 24870], Eastman & Eakin 2000:17 [ref. 24631], Balushkin 2000:S98 [ref. 29555], Balushkin & Voskoboinikova 2011:131 [ref. 33669], Eastman & Eakin 2021:[4] [ref. 38307]). Current status: Valid as Bathydraco joannae DeWitt 1985. Bathydraconidae: Bathydraconinae. Distribution: Southern Ocean. Habitat: marine.

macrolepis, Bathydraco Boulenger [G. A.] 1907:4, Pl. 1 (fig. 3) [National Antarctic Expedition; ref. 15131] Southwest of Balleny Island, Antarctica, depth 252 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1906.5.8.70. •Valid as Bathydraco macrolepis Boulenger 1907 -- (Gon 1990:368 [ref. 21680], Miller 1993:349 [ref. 21297], Voskoboinikova 1999:326 [ref. 24870], Eastman & Eakin 2000:17 [ref. 24631], Balushkin 2000:S98 [ref. 29555], Balushkin & Voskoboinikova 2011:137 [ref. 33669], Eastman & Eakin 2021:[4] [ref. 38307]). Current status: Valid as Bathydraco macrolepis Boulenger 1907. Bathydraconidae: Bathydraconinae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: circum-Antarctic. Habitat: marine.

marri, Bathydraco Norman [J. R.] 1938:55, Fig. 33 [Discovery Reports v. 18; ref. 17162] Ross Sea, 76°09.6'S, 168°40'E, Discovery station 1658, Antarctica, depth 520 meters. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1937.7.12.671. •Valid as Bathydraco marri Norman 1938 -- (Pequeño 1989:65 [ref. 14125], Gon 1990:369 [ref. 21680], Miller 1993:351 [ref. 21297], Voskoboinikova 1999:326 [ref. 24870], Eastman & Eakin 2000:17 [ref. 24631], Balushkin 2000:S98 [ref. 29555], Balushkin & Voskoboinikova 2011:141 [ref. 33669], Eastman & Eakin 2021:[4] [ref. 38307]). Current status: Valid as Bathydraco marri Norman 1938. Bathydraconidae: Bathydraconinae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: Ross Sea (Antarctica). Habitat: marine.

mawsoni, Cygnodraco Waite [E. R.] 1916:33, Pl. 3 (fig. 1); Fig. 6 [Scientific Report, Australasian Antarctic Expedition v. 3 (pt 1); ref. 4568] Mary Land, off Drygalski Island, 65°42'S, 92°10'E, Antarctica, depth 60 fathoms. Holotype (unique): SAMA F372. Type catalog: Glover 1976:173 [ref. 19449]. •Valid as Cygnodraco mawsoni Waite 1916 -- (Gon 1990:370 [ref. 21680], Miller 1993:371 [ref. 21297], Eastman & Eakin 2000:17 [ref. 24631], Balushkin 2000:S98 [ref. 29555], Balushkin & Voskoboinikova 2011:163 [ref. 33669], Eastman & Eakin 2021:[4] [ref. 38307], Wang et al. 2024:4 [ref. 41309]). Current status: Valid as Cygnodraco mawsoni Waite 1916. Bathydraconidae: Cygnodraconinae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: Antarctica. Habitat: marine.

nudiceps, Bathydraco Waite [E. R.] 1916:27, Pl. 1 (fig. 3); Fig. 4 [Scientific Report, Australasian Antarctic Expedition v. 3 (pt 1); ref. 4568] Mary Land, off Shackleton Ice Shelf, 65°20'S, 95°27'E, Antarctica, depth 240 fathoms. Holotype: SAMA F369. Paratypes: AMS IA.484-5. Type catalog: Glover 1976:173 [ref. 19449]. •Valid as Akarotaxis nudiceps (Waite 1916) -- (Gon 1990:364 [ref. 21680], Miller 1993:357 [ref. 21297], Pequeño 1997:84 [ref. 23536], Eastman & Eakin 2000:17 [ref. 24631], Balushkin 2000:S98 [ref. 29555], Balushkin & Voskoboinikova 2011:122 [ref. 33669], Eastman & Eakin 2021:[4] [ref. 38307], Corso et al. 2024:276 [ref. 41485]). Current status: Valid as Akarotaxis nudiceps (Waite 1916). Bathydraconidae: Bathydraconinae. Distribution: South Atlantic and Southern Ocean: South Georgia, South Shetland Islands and circum-Antarctic. Habitat: marine.

scotiae, Bathydraco Dollo [L.] 1906:69 [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh v. 26 (pt 2); ref. 20326] Off Coats Land, Weddell Sea, Antarctic, 71°22'S, 16°34'W, Scotia station 417, depth 1410 fathoms. Syntypes: (2 of following) BMNH 1912.7.1.52 (1), NMSZ 1921.143.0475 (2). Type catalog: Herman et al. 1990:4 [ref. 20727]. •Valid as Bathydraco scotiae Dollo 1906 -- (Pequeño 1989:65 [ref. 14125], Gon 1990:369 [ref. 21680], Miller 1993:354 [ref. 21297], Voskoboinikova 1999:326 [ref. 24870], Eastman & Eakin 2000:17 [ref. 24631], Balushkin 2000:S98 [ref. 29555], Balushkin & Voskoboinikova 2011:145 [ref. 33669], Eastman & Eakin 2021:[4] [ref. 38307]). Current status: Valid as Bathydraco scotiae Dollo 1906. Bathydraconidae: Bathydraconinae. Distribution: South Atlantic and Southern Ocean: South Shetland Islands and circum-Antarctic. Habitat: marine.

victori, Gymnodraco Hureau [J.-C.] 1963:334 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 35 (no. 4); ref. 4878] Adélie Land, Antarctica, depth 10-30 meters. Syntypes: (4) MNHN 1962-0065 and 0066 (1, 1), 1962-0792 (1). •Synonym of Gymnodraco acuticeps Boulenger 1902 -- (Balushkin & Voskoboinikova 2011:110 [ref. 33669], Rey et al. 2011:118 [ref. 31630]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnodraco acuticeps Boulenger 1902. Bathydraconidae: Gymnodraconinae. Habitat: marine.

wohlschlagi, Bathydraco DeWitt [H. H.] & Tyler [J. C.] 1960:175, Figs. 2-4 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 7 (no. 4); ref. 11906] Southwestern Ross Sea, Antarctica, depth 300-400 fathoms. Holotype: CAS-SU 53612 [? now in USNM]. Paratypes: CAS-SU 53613 (1). •Synonym of Akarotaxis nudiceps (Waite 1916) -- (Gon 1990:365 [ref. 21680], Miller 1993:357 [ref. 21297], Balushkin & Voskoboinikova 2011:122 [ref. 33669], Corso et al. 2024:276 [ref. 41485]). Current status: Synonym of Akarotaxis nudiceps (Waite 1916). Bathydraconidae: Bathydraconinae. Habitat: marine.