Deep-Sea taxon details
Valenciennellus tripunctulatus (Esmark, 1871)
127316 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127316)
accepted
Species
Valencienellus tripunctulatus (Esmark, 1871) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Valenciennellus stellatus Garman, 1899 · unaccepted
Valenciennellus tripunctatus Esmark, 1871 · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Esmark, L. (1871). Om tvende nye Fiske-Arter: Argyropelecus elongatus E. og Maurolicus tripunctulalatus [sic] E. <em>Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-selskabet i Christiania.</em> (for 1870): 488-490. [details]
Distribution Grand Bank to Gulf of Mexico and further south into South Atlantic
Distribution Grand Bank to Gulf of Mexico and further south into South Atlantic [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Valenciennellus tripunctulatus (Esmark, 1871). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127316 on 2025-04-01
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Valenciennellus tripunctulatus (Esmark, 1871). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127316 on 2025-04-01
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original description
(of ) Esmark, L. (1871). Om tvende nye Fiske-Arter: Argyropelecus elongatus E. og Maurolicus tripunctulalatus [sic] E. <em>Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-selskabet i Christiania.</em> (for 1870): 488-490. [details]
original description (of Valenciennellus stellatus Garman, 1899) Garman, S. (1899). The Fishes. <em>In: Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands ... by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross," during 1891 ... No. XXVI. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24: Text: 1-431, Atlas: Pls. 1-85 + A-N.</em> [details]
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) Huntting Howell, W.; Krueger, W. H. (1987). Family Sternoptychidae, marine hatchetfishes and related species. In: Biology of midwater fishes of the Bermuda Ocean Acre, Smithsonian contributions to zoology, number 452. . Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D. C. , (452): 32-50 [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]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [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]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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]
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]
original description (of Valenciennellus stellatus Garman, 1899) Garman, S. (1899). The Fishes. <em>In: Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands ... by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross," during 1891 ... No. XXVI. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24: Text: 1-431, Atlas: Pls. 1-85 + A-N.</em> [details]
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) Huntting Howell, W.; Krueger, W. H. (1987). Family Sternoptychidae, marine hatchetfishes and related species. In: Biology of midwater fishes of the Bermuda Ocean Acre, Smithsonian contributions to zoology, number 452. . Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D. C. , (452): 32-50 [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]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [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]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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]
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on copepods [details]Distribution Grand Bank to Gulf of Mexico and further south into South Atlantic [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat oceanic and mesopelagic, with marked stratification of size with depth [details]
Reproduction External fertilization; spawn year round, non guarders [details]
To Barcode of Life (32 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Valenciennellus stellatus Garman, 1899)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Valencienellus tripunctulatus (Esmark, 1871))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Valenciennellus tripunctulatus)
To Fishbase (from synonym Valencienellus tripunctulatus (Esmark, 1871))
To FishBase (from synonym Valenciennellus stellatus Garman, 1899)
To FishBase (from synonym Valenciennellus tripunctatus Esmark, 1871)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Valenciennellus tripunctulatus, Italy, by Costa, F.)
To GenBank (35 nucleotides; 25 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Valenciennellus tripunctulatus P10705 illustration)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Valenciennellus stellatus Garman, 1899)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Valencienellus tripunctulatus (Esmark, 1871))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Valenciennellus tripunctulatus)
To Fishbase (from synonym Valencienellus tripunctulatus (Esmark, 1871))
To FishBase (from synonym Valenciennellus stellatus Garman, 1899)
To FishBase (from synonym Valenciennellus tripunctatus Esmark, 1871)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Valenciennellus tripunctulatus, Italy, by Costa, F.)
To GenBank (35 nucleotides; 25 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Valenciennellus tripunctulatus P10705 illustration)
To PESI
To ITIS
