| Citation | McEachran, J.D. and J.D. Fechhelm, 1998, Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Volume 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes.. University of Texas Press, Austin. 1112p. |
| Ref. | McEachran, J.D. and J.D. Fechhelm, 1998 |
| Page | 561 |
| Named Used as Valid | Bathypterois grallator |
| Comment | max length; |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Tropical to warm temperate Atlantic, Indian and Western Central Pacific oceans. Western Atlantic: eastern seaboard of the U.S. from about 40°N to the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Captured from 878-3.980. |
| Quote | 43.4 cm TL |