WoRMS taxon details
Diretmus argenteus Johnson, 1864
126398 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126398)
accepted
Species
Diretmus aureus (Campbell, 1879) · unaccepted
Discus aureus Campbell, 1879 · unaccepted
Gyrinomene nummeralis Vaillant, 1888 · unaccepted
Gyrinomene nummularis Vaillant, 1888 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Johnson, J. Y. (1864). Descriptions of three new genera of marine fishes obtained at Madeira. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1863.</em> (pt 3) (art. 8) : 403-410, Pl. 36. [details]
Distribution all oceans from temperate to tropical waters, as far north as Grand Banks
Distribution all oceans from temperate to tropical waters, as far north as Grand Banks [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Diretmus argenteus Johnson, 1864. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126398 on 2025-07-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Johnson, J. Y. (1864). Descriptions of three new genera of marine fishes obtained at Madeira. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1863.</em> (pt 3) (art. 8) : 403-410, Pl. 36. [details]
original description (of Discus aureus Campbell, 1879) Campbell, W. D. (1879). On a new fish. <em>Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute.</em> v. 11 (art. 27) (1878): 297-298.
page(s): 298, Fig. [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 Discus aureus Campbell, 1879) Campbell, W. D. (1879). On a new fish. <em>Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute.</em> v. 11 (art. 27) (1878): 297-298.
page(s): 298, Fig. [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]
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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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 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 [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]
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]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 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
[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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Adults are plankton-eaters like the other members of the family [details]Distribution all oceans from temperate to tropical waters, as far north as Grand Banks [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat largest adults may be benthopelagic [details]
Reproduction Oviparous with planktonic larvae [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | spinyfinsilver spinyfin | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (43 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Diretmus aureus (Campbell, 1879))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Discus aureus Campbell, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Diretmus argenteus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Diretmus aureus (Campbell, 1879))
To FishBase (from synonym Gyrinomene nummeralis Vaillant, 1888)
To Fishbase (from synonym Gyrinomene nummularis Vaillant, 1888)
To FishBase (from synonym Discus aureus Campbell, 1879)
To FishBase images (Diretmus argenteus, Azores Is., by Wirtz, P.)
To GenBank (108007 nucleotides; 43 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Diretmus aureus (Campbell, 1879))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Discus aureus Campbell, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Diretmus argenteus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Diretmus aureus (Campbell, 1879))
To FishBase (from synonym Gyrinomene nummeralis Vaillant, 1888)
To Fishbase (from synonym Gyrinomene nummularis Vaillant, 1888)
To FishBase (from synonym Discus aureus Campbell, 1879)
To FishBase images (Diretmus argenteus, Azores Is., by Wirtz, P.)
To GenBank (108007 nucleotides; 43 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
