Neobathyclupea malayana (Weber 1913)


Other Names: Malaysian Deepsea Herring

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Bray, D.J. 2025, Neobathyclupea malayana in Fishes of Australia, accessed 06 Jun 2026, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/5195

Neobathyclupea malayana (Weber 1913)

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Distribution

Coral Sea in Australia's EEZ.

Species Citation

Bathyclupea malayana Weber 1913, Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition :193, Pl. 3 (fig. 1). Type locality: Flores Sea, 7°36'S, 117°30.8'E, Siboga station 314, 694 m.; Flores Sea, 7°19.4'S, 116°49.5'E, station 316, depth 538 m.

Author

Bray, D.J. 2025

Resources

Atlas of Living Australia

Neobathyclupea malayana (Weber 1913)

References


Paxton, J.R. 2001. Bathyclupeidae. p. 3211 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp.

Prokofiev, A.M. 2014. Deepsea herrings (Bathyclupeidae) of the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. Journal of Ichthyology 54(2): 137-145. https://doi.org/10.1134/S0032945214020076

Prokofiev, A.M. 2014. Taxonomy and distribution of deepsea herring (Bathyclupeidae) in oceans. Journal of Ichthyology 54 (8):493-500. http://dx.doi.org/10.1134/S0032945214050063

Prokofiev, A.M., Gon, O. & Psomadakis, P.N. 2016. A new species of Neobathyclupea from the northern Indian Ocean with comments on N. malayana (Teleostei, Perciformes, Bathyclupeidae). Zootaxa 4208(5): 474-484. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4208.5.5

Weber, M. 1913. Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition. E. J. Brill, Leiden. i-xii + 1-710, Pls. 1-12. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/203887

Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37358004

Depth:445-930 m

Habitat:Benthopelagic

Max Size:23 cm SL

Species Maps

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