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Class: Teleostei
Order: Acropomatiformes
Family: Bathyclupeidae Deepsea herring

Genus: Neobathyclupea

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7 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
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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