WoRMS taxon details
Somniosus Lesueur, 1818
Heteroscymnus Tanaka, 1912 · unaccepted
Laemargus Müller & Henle, 1837 · unaccepted (synonym)
Leiodon Wood, 1846 · unaccepted
- Species Somniosus antarcticus Whitley, 1939
- Species Somniosus cheni Hsu, Lin & Joung, 2020
- Species Somniosus longus (Tanaka, 1912)
- Species Somniosus microcephalus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Somniosus pacificus Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944
- Species Somniosus rostratus (Risso, 1827)
- Species Somniosus bauchotae Quéro, 1976 accepted as Somniosus rostratus (Risso, 1827) (synonym)
- Species Somniosus brevipinna Lesueur, 1818 accepted as Somniosus microcephalus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Lesueur, C. A. (1818). Descriptions of several new species of North American fishes. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 1 (pt 2): 222-235; 359-368, Pls. 8-11, 14. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Somniosus Lesueur, 1818. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105779 on 2025-04-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Lesueur, C. A. (1818). Descriptions of several new species of North American fishes. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 1 (pt 2): 222-235; 359-368, Pls. 8-11, 14. [details]
original description (of Laemargus Müller & Henle, 1837) Müller, J.; Henle, F. G. J. (1838-1841). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. <em>Veit und Comp., Berlin.</em> i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1-28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27-28, 29-102 in 1839, i-xxii + 103-200 in 1841. Please note the different authors responsible for some species.]. [details]
original description (of Heteroscymnus Tanaka, 1912) Tanaka, S. (1912). Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan, including Riukiu Islands, Bonin Islands, Formosa, Kurile Islands, Korea and southern Sakhalin. <em>Imperial University, Tokyo.</em> v. 6: 87-108, Pls. 26-30. [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]
original description (of Laemargus Müller & Henle, 1837) Müller, J.; Henle, F. G. J. (1838-1841). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. <em>Veit und Comp., Berlin.</em> i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1-28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27-28, 29-102 in 1839, i-xxii + 103-200 in 1841. Please note the different authors responsible for some species.]. [details]
original description (of Heteroscymnus Tanaka, 1912) Tanaka, S. (1912). Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan, including Riukiu Islands, Bonin Islands, Formosa, Kurile Islands, Korea and southern Sakhalin. <em>Imperial University, Tokyo.</em> v. 6: 87-108, Pls. 26-30. [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]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
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 Lesueur, C. A. (1818). Descriptions of several new species of North American fishes. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 1 (pt 2): 222-235; 359-368, Pls. 8-11, 14.
page(s): 222 [details]
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 Lesueur, C. A. (1818). Descriptions of several new species of North American fishes. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 1 (pt 2): 222-235; 359-368, Pls. 8-11, 14.
page(s): 222 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
