An illustration based on Else Bostelmann’s reconstruction. Note the missing pelvic fins, that were omitted by Beebe as he had been unable to see them.
Bathyembryx istiophasma, the pallid sailfin, is hypothetical species of fish observed by William Beebe on 11 August 1934. He described seeing the species twice during the same dive at depths of 1,500 feet (460 m) and 2,500 feet (760 m) near the coast of Bermuda.[1]
^Ellis, Richard (2006). Singing Whales and Flying Squid: The Discovery of Marine Life. Lyons Press. pp. 40–41. ISBN 9781461748960.
Bathyembryx istiophasma, the pallid sailfin, is hypothetical species of fish observed by William Beebe on 11 August 1934. He described seeing the species...
variety of fish he encountered, some of which were new to science, like Bathyembryx and Bathysidus. Although he halted this descent only 140 feet (43 m)...
deemed a hypothetical species or a cryptid by many.[citation needed] Bathyembryx Bathysphaera "Descent of the bathysphere". Sites.google.com. "The bathysphere"...