WoRMS taxon details
Stomias boa (Risso, 1810)
127374 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127374)
accepted
Species
Esox boa Risso, 1810 · unaccepted
Stomias atlanticus Pappenheim, 1912 · unaccepted
Stomias barbatus Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Stomias boa boa (Risso, 1810) · unaccepted
Stomias bonapartei Fowler, 1912 · unaccepted
Stomias elongatus atlanticus Pappenheim, 1912 · unaccepted
Stomias elongatus var. atlanticus Pappenheim, 1912 · unaccepted
Stomiasunculus barbatus Kaup, 1860 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Stomias boa boa (Risso, 1810) accepted as Stomias boa (Risso, 1810)
- Subspecies Stomias boa colubrinus Garman, 1899 accepted as Stomias colubrinus Garman, 1899
- Subspecies Stomias boa danae Ege, 1933 accepted as Stomias danae Ege, 1933
- Subspecies Stomias boa ferox Reinhardt, 1842 accepted as Stomias ferox Reinhardt, 1842
- Subspecies Stomias boa gracilis Garman, 1899 accepted as Stomias gracilis Garman, 1899
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Esox boa Risso, 1810) Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052
page(s): 330, Pl. 10 (fig. 34) [details]
page(s): 330, Pl. 10 (fig. 34) [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Stomias boa (Risso, 1810). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127374 on 2025-07-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Esox boa Risso, 1810) Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052
page(s): 330, Pl. 10 (fig. 34) [details]
original description (of Stomias barbatus Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 283-284 [details]
original description (of Stomias elongatus var. atlanticus Pappenheim, 1912) Pappenheim, P. (1914). II. Die Tiefseefische. <em>In: Die Fische der deutschen Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903.</em> v. 15 (Zoologie v. 7). Pp. 161-200, Pls. 9-10. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 330, Pl. 10 (fig. 34) [details]
original description (of Stomias barbatus Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 283-284 [details]
original description (of Stomias elongatus var. atlanticus Pappenheim, 1912) Pappenheim, P. (1914). II. Die Tiefseefische. <em>In: Die Fische der deutschen Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903.</em> v. 15 (Zoologie v. 7). Pp. 161-200, Pls. 9-10. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Beebe, W. (1933). Preliminary account of deep sea dives in the bathysphere with especial reference to one of 2200 feet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 19(1): 178-188 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Beebe, W. (1933). Preliminary account of deep sea dives in the bathysphere with especial reference to one of 2200 feet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 19(1): 178-188 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | scaly dragonfish [from synonym]boa dragonfish | [details] |
| French | dragon-boa | [details] |
| Hebrew | לועית ים-תיכונית | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Δρακόψαρο | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | storkjeft | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | storkjeft | [details] |
| Turkish | kocaagiz baligi | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (77 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (150 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Stomias atlanticus Pappenheim, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Stomias boa boa (Risso, 1810))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications) (from synonym Esox boa Risso, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Stomias bonapartei Fowler, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Stomias barbatus Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Stomiasunculus barbatus Kaup, 1860)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Stomias boa)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Stomias boa boa (Risso, 1810))
To FishBase (from synonym Stomias atlanticus Pappenheim, 1912)
To FishBase (from synonym Stomias elongatus var. atlanticus Pappenheim, 1912)
To FishBase (from synonym Stomiasunculus barbatus Kaup, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Stomias bonapartei Fowler, 1912)
To FishBase (from synonym Stomias barbatus Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Esox boa Risso, 1810)
To FishBase images (Stomias boa boa, Chile, by Reyes, P.) (from synonym Stomias boa boa (Risso, 1810))
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 51 proteins)
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 51 proteins) (from synonym Esox boa Risso, 1810)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stomias boa boa RAD113590-001) (from synonym Stomias boa boa (Risso, 1810))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stomias boa boa RAD113590-001) (from synonym Stomias boa boa (Risso, 1810))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stomias boa RAD113575-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stomias boa RAD113603-001)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Stomias boa boa (Risso, 1810))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (150 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Stomias atlanticus Pappenheim, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Stomias boa boa (Risso, 1810))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications) (from synonym Esox boa Risso, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Stomias bonapartei Fowler, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Stomias barbatus Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Stomiasunculus barbatus Kaup, 1860)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Stomias boa)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Stomias boa boa (Risso, 1810))
To FishBase (from synonym Stomias atlanticus Pappenheim, 1912)
To FishBase (from synonym Stomias elongatus var. atlanticus Pappenheim, 1912)
To FishBase (from synonym Stomiasunculus barbatus Kaup, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Stomias bonapartei Fowler, 1912)
To FishBase (from synonym Stomias barbatus Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Esox boa Risso, 1810)
To FishBase images (Stomias boa boa, Chile, by Reyes, P.) (from synonym Stomias boa boa (Risso, 1810))
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 51 proteins)
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 51 proteins) (from synonym Esox boa Risso, 1810)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stomias boa boa RAD113590-001) (from synonym Stomias boa boa (Risso, 1810))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stomias boa boa RAD113590-001) (from synonym Stomias boa boa (Risso, 1810))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stomias boa RAD113575-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stomias boa RAD113603-001)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Stomias boa boa (Risso, 1810))
To ITIS
