| Bathyclupea | |
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| A member of the family of deepsea herrings (Bathyclupea argentea). | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Bathyclupeidae |
| Genus: | Bathyclupea Alcock, 1891 |
| Type species | |
| Bathyclupea hoskynii Alcock 1891 [1] | |
Bathyclupea is a genus of perciform fishes belonging to a small family Bathyclupeidae. [2]
There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:
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