Günther, A. (1878). Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of H. M. S. `Challenger. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5). 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28): 17-28, 179-187, 248-251.[details]
Distribution Davis Strait to Rio Grande Rise, Brazil
Distribution Davis Strait to Rio Grande Rise, Brazil [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Bathysaurus ferox Günther, 1878. Accessed through: Kennedy, M.K., L. Van Guelpen, G. Pohle, L. Bajona (Eds.) (2021) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126369 on 2025-04-06
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Bathysaurus ferox Günther, 1878. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126369 on 2025-04-06
original descriptionGünther, A. (1878). Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of H. M. S. `Challenger. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5). 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28): 17-28, 179-187, 248-251.[details]
context source (Deepsea)Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online athttp://www.iobis.org/[details]
basis of recordvan der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional sourceFroese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online athttps://www.fishbase.org[details]
ecology sourceLooby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. Scientific Data. 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online athttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4[details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
New Zealand
North Atlantic Ocean
South Africa
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on fishes and decapods [details] Distribution Davis Strait to Rio Grande Rise, Brazil [details] Habitat benthic [details] Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details] Habitat Occasionally found in Canadian Atlantic waters. Found below the 4°C isotherm, at 600-3500m depths. [details] Reproduction External fertilization, hermaphroditic; non guarders [details]