WoRMS taxon details
Malacosteus niger Ayres, 1848
127358 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127358)
accepted
Species
Malacosteus choristodactylus Vaillant, 1888 · unaccepted
Malacosteus danae Regan & Trewavas, 1930 · unaccepted
Malacosteus indicus Günther, 1878 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Ayres, W. O. (1848). [On a very curious fish.]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> v. 3 (1848-1851): 69-70. [details]
Distribution from West of Greenland to the Caribbean sea
Distribution from West of Greenland to the Caribbean sea [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Malacosteus niger Ayres, 1848. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127358 on 2024-11-22
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original description
Ayres, W. O. (1848). [On a very curious fish.]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> v. 3 (1848-1851): 69-70. [details]
original description (of Malacosteus choristodactylus Vaillant, 1888) Vaillant, L. L. (1888). Expéditions scientifiques du "Travailleur" et du "Talisman" pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883. <em>Poissons. Paris.</em> 1-406, Pls. 1-28. [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) Roper, C. F. E.; Gibbs, Jr., R. H.; Aron, W. (1970). Ocean Acre: An Interim Report. Report to the U.S. Navy Underwater Sound Laboratory. [details]
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]
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 Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [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
[request]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). 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 Malacosteus choristodactylus Vaillant, 1888) Vaillant, L. L. (1888). Expéditions scientifiques du "Travailleur" et du "Talisman" pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883. <em>Poissons. Paris.</em> 1-406, Pls. 1-28. [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) Roper, C. F. E.; Gibbs, Jr., R. H.; Aron, W. (1970). Ocean Acre: An Interim Report. Report to the U.S. Navy Underwater Sound Laboratory. [details]
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]
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 Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [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
[request]additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). 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 Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution from West of Greenland to the Caribbean sea [details]Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Found to depths of 2500 m. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Stoplight loosejawshortnose loosejaw [from synonym]lightless loosejawBlack loosejaw | [details] |
| French | drague à nez court [from synonym] | [details] |
| Japanese | オオクチホシエソ | [details] |
| Russian | Черный малакост | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (42 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Malacosteus choristodactylus Vaillant, 1888)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Malacosteus danae Regan & Trewavas, 1930)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications) (from synonym Malacosteus indicus Günther, 1878)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (80 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Malacosteus niger)
To FishBase (from synonym Malacosteus choristodactylus Vaillant, 1888)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Malacosteus indicus Günther, 1878)
To FishBase (from synonym Malacosteus danae Regan & Trewavas, 1930)
To FishBase images (Malacosteus niger, Canada, by Bañón Díaz, R.)
To GenBank (58 nucleotides; 57 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Malacosteus niger RAD115048-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Malacosteus niger RAD115062-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Malacosteus choristodactylus Vaillant, 1888)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Malacosteus danae Regan & Trewavas, 1930)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications) (from synonym Malacosteus indicus Günther, 1878)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (80 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Malacosteus niger)
To FishBase (from synonym Malacosteus choristodactylus Vaillant, 1888)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Malacosteus indicus Günther, 1878)
To FishBase (from synonym Malacosteus danae Regan & Trewavas, 1930)
To FishBase images (Malacosteus niger, Canada, by Bañón Díaz, R.)
To GenBank (58 nucleotides; 57 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Malacosteus niger RAD115048-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Malacosteus niger RAD115062-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
