Bathypterois capensis Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924: 8* (off Cape Point,
2232 m); Smith, SFSA No. 183*; Winterbottom, 1974: 2; Pakhorukov,
1976: 325; Shcherbachev, 1981: 62.
D 14-16; A 9-10; P 13-16; V 8; LL 57-60; vertebrae 52- 55. Head 23-26,
longest Pray 122-128, longest V ray 41-54, and longest C ray 32-36 %SL.
Scales thick and adherent.
Body greenish to brownish. Attains 26 cm. Off Cape
Point in 1 055 - 2 835 m; also off southern Brazil in 1 3001580 m.
76.4 Bathypterois guentheri
Alcock, 1889
Bathypterois guentheri Alcock, 1889: 450 (Indian Ocean, Andaman
Sea, 896 m); Sulak, 1977: 82*; Shcherbachev, 1981: 56.
D 13; A 11; P 13, V 8; LL48-55; vertebrae 50. Head 26-29, longest Pray
42-81, longest V ray 76-104, and longest C ray 54-76 %SL.
76.4 Bathypterois guentheri: 12 cm SL.
Head bluish black below and laterally, light above; gill
covers and thoracic region dark. Body whitish with 2 dark
bands: 1 beneath 0, another on caudal peduncle. C black
basally, white distally; other fins black. Attains 26 cm. Off
our east coast at 22°-33°S in 800 -1300 m; also north-central
and northeastern Indian Ocean, and from central western
Pacific. Its banded counterpart, B. viridensis (Roule, 1916)
is probable off west coast of South Africa.
76.6 Bathypterois phenax: 14.5 cm SL (after Gilchrist, 1908).
76: CHLOROPHTHALMIDAE (GREENEYES)
76.5 Bathypterois perceptor
Sulak, 1977
Bathypterois perceptor Sulak, 1977: 86, PI. 6, Fig. I (off southern Brazil,
1200 m); Shcherbachev, 1981: 56.
D 14; A 9; P 15-16; V 9; LL57-61; vertebrae 59. Head 19, longest Pray
93-138, longest V ray 19-24, and longest C ray 17-21 %SL.
Body silvery, pinkish white. Scale pockets outlined in
minute black pigment specks with a black dot at centre of
each pocket. Gill covers and underside of head dark.
Attains 16 cm. Off Beira (21°18'S, 36°18'E) and south of
Madagascar (30
0
06'S, 45°59'E); also off southern Brazil.
Depth range 700 - 1 600 m.
76.5 Bathypterois perceptor: 15 cm SL holotype.
76.6 Bathypterois phenax
Parr, 1928
Bathypterois atric%r phenax Parr, 1928: 31 (Atlantic, south of Turks
and Caicos Ids., 1646-1 728m). BathypteroisphenaxMead, 1966: 136*;
Sulak, 1977: 90. ? Bathypterois ater Gilchrist, 1908: 167* (off Cape Point,
1646 m; holotype lost; synonymy with B. phenax probable , but original
description inconclusive); Smith, SFSA No. 181; Pakhorukov, 1976: 325.
D 13-15; A 8-10; P 9-10 (rarely 11); V 9; LL 55-60; vertebrae 53-56.
Head 20-24, longest Pray 111-131, longest V ray 27-39, and longest C ray
21-30 %SL.
Body and fins black. Attains 18 cm. Known off South
Africa only from type of B. ater, taken off Cape Point; also
Gulf of Guinea, Azores, western North Atlantic and off
southern Brazil. Depth range 827 - 2 657 m.
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2232 m); Smith, SFSA No. 183*; Winterbottom, 1974: 2; Pakhorukov,
1976: 325; Shcherbachev, 1981: 62.
D 14-16; A 9-10; P 13-16; V 8; LL 57-60; vertebrae 52- 55. Head 23-26,
longest Pray 122-128, longest V ray 41-54, and longest C ray 32-36 %SL.
Scales thick and adherent.
Body greenish to brownish. Attains 26 cm. Off Cape
Point in 1 055 - 2 835 m; also off southern Brazil in 1 3001580 m.
76.4 Bathypterois guentheri
Alcock, 1889
Bathypterois guentheri Alcock, 1889: 450 (Indian Ocean, Andaman
Sea, 896 m); Sulak, 1977: 82*; Shcherbachev, 1981: 56.
D 13; A 11; P 13, V 8; LL48-55; vertebrae 50. Head 26-29, longest Pray
42-81, longest V ray 76-104, and longest C ray 54-76 %SL.
76.4 Bathypterois guentheri: 12 cm SL.
Head bluish black below and laterally, light above; gill
covers and thoracic region dark. Body whitish with 2 dark
bands: 1 beneath 0, another on caudal peduncle. C black
basally, white distally; other fins black. Attains 26 cm. Off
our east coast at 22°-33°S in 800 -1300 m; also north-central
and northeastern Indian Ocean, and from central western
Pacific. Its banded counterpart, B. viridensis (Roule, 1916)
is probable off west coast of South Africa.
76.6 Bathypterois phenax: 14.5 cm SL (after Gilchrist, 1908).
76: CHLOROPHTHALMIDAE (GREENEYES)
76.5 Bathypterois perceptor
Sulak, 1977
Bathypterois perceptor Sulak, 1977: 86, PI. 6, Fig. I (off southern Brazil,
1200 m); Shcherbachev, 1981: 56.
D 14; A 9; P 15-16; V 9; LL57-61; vertebrae 59. Head 19, longest Pray
93-138, longest V ray 19-24, and longest C ray 17-21 %SL.
Body silvery, pinkish white. Scale pockets outlined in
minute black pigment specks with a black dot at centre of
each pocket. Gill covers and underside of head dark.
Attains 16 cm. Off Beira (21°18'S, 36°18'E) and south of
Madagascar (30
0
06'S, 45°59'E); also off southern Brazil.
Depth range 700 - 1 600 m.
76.5 Bathypterois perceptor: 15 cm SL holotype.
76.6 Bathypterois phenax
Parr, 1928
Bathypterois atric%r phenax Parr, 1928: 31 (Atlantic, south of Turks
and Caicos Ids., 1646-1 728m). BathypteroisphenaxMead, 1966: 136*;
Sulak, 1977: 90. ? Bathypterois ater Gilchrist, 1908: 167* (off Cape Point,
1646 m; holotype lost; synonymy with B. phenax probable , but original
description inconclusive); Smith, SFSA No. 181; Pakhorukov, 1976: 325.
D 13-15; A 8-10; P 9-10 (rarely 11); V 9; LL 55-60; vertebrae 53-56.
Head 20-24, longest Pray 111-131, longest V ray 27-39, and longest C ray
21-30 %SL.
Body and fins black. Attains 18 cm. Known off South
Africa only from type of B. ater, taken off Cape Point; also
Gulf of Guinea, Azores, western North Atlantic and off
southern Brazil. Depth range 827 - 2 657 m.
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