WoRMS taxon details
Gonichthys cocco (Cocco, 1829)
126601 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126601)
accepted
Species
Alysia loricata Lowe, 1839 · unaccepted
Gonichthys coccoi (Cocco, 1829) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Myctophum cocco (Cocco, 1829) · unaccepted (senior synonym)
Myctophum coccoi (Cocco, 1829) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Myctophum hians Richardson, 1845 · unaccepted
Rhinoscopelus cocco (Cocco, 1829) · unaccepted
Rhinoscopelus coccoi (Cocco, 1829) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Scopelus cocco Cocco, 1829 · unaccepted
Scopelus coccoi Günther, 1864 · unaccepted
Scopelus gracile Lütken, 1892 · unaccepted
Scopelus gracilis Lütken, 1892 · unaccepted
Scopelus jagorii Peters, 1859 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Scopelus cocco Cocco, 1829) Cocco, A. (1829). Su di alcuni nuovi pesci de' mari di Messina. <em>Giornale di Scienze Lettere e Arti per La Sicilia.</em> Anno 7, v. 26 (no. 77): 138-147.
page(s): 143 [details]
page(s): 143 [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: about 50°N, east of 40°W or south of the slope water region west of 40°W to about Brazil (absent over...
Distribution Western Atlantic: about 50°N, east of 40°W or south of the slope water region west of 40°W to about Brazil (absent over the minimum region off Brazil and lower abundance in the South Sargasso Sea) [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Gonichthys cocco (Cocco, 1829). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126601 on 2025-04-27
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Scopelus cocco Cocco, 1829) Cocco, A. (1829). Su di alcuni nuovi pesci de' mari di Messina. <em>Giornale di Scienze Lettere e Arti per La Sicilia.</em> Anno 7, v. 26 (no. 77): 138-147.
page(s): 143 [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]
page(s): 143 [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) Karnella, C. (1987). Family Myctophidae, lanternfishes 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): 51-168 [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]
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 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 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) Karnella, C. (1987). Family Myctophidae, lanternfishes 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): 51-168 [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]
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 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 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
Distribution Western Atlantic: about 50°N, east of 40°W or south of the slope water region west of 40°W to about Brazil (absent over the minimum region off Brazil and lower abundance in the South Sargasso Sea) [details]Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Nyctoepipelagic species, migrates from daytime depth of 500- 1000 m to between 0- 175 m at night. [details]
Reproduction Spawns from March to June off Bermuda [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Ρυγχωτό φανόψαρο | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (17 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Myctophum hians Richardson, 1845)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Scopelus gracilis Lütken, 1892)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Rhinoscopelus coccoi (Cocco, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Myctophum coccoi (Cocco, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Alysia loricata Lowe, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Scopelus coccoi Günther, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Scopelus cocco Cocco, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Rhinoscopelus cocco (Cocco, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Scopelus jagorii Peters, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Gonichthys coccoi (Cocco, 1829))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gonichthys cocco)
To FishBase (from synonym Rhinoscopelus cocco (Cocco, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Alysia loricata Lowe, 1839)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum coccoi (Cocco, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus coccoi Günther, 1864)
To FishBase (from synonym Rhinoscopelus coccoi (Cocco, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Gonichthys coccoi (Cocco, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus jagorii Peters, 1859)
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum hians Richardson, 1845)
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus cocco Cocco, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus gracile Lütken, 1892)
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus gracilis Lütken, 1892)
To FishBase images (Gonichthys cocco, Italy, by Costa, F.)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 19 proteins)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 19 proteins) (from synonym Myctophum coccoi (Cocco, 1829))
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 19 proteins) (from synonym Scopelus cocco Cocco, 1829)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 19 proteins) (from synonym Rhinoscopelus cocco (Cocco, 1829))
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 19 proteins) (from synonym Rhinoscopelus coccoi (Cocco, 1829))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gonichthys cocco RAD104795-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stenobrachius coccoi P05212 illustration)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Gonichthys coccoi (Cocco, 1829))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Myctophum hians Richardson, 1845)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Scopelus gracilis Lütken, 1892)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Rhinoscopelus coccoi (Cocco, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Myctophum coccoi (Cocco, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Alysia loricata Lowe, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Scopelus coccoi Günther, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Scopelus cocco Cocco, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Rhinoscopelus cocco (Cocco, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Scopelus jagorii Peters, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Gonichthys coccoi (Cocco, 1829))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gonichthys cocco)
To FishBase (from synonym Rhinoscopelus cocco (Cocco, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Alysia loricata Lowe, 1839)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum coccoi (Cocco, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus coccoi Günther, 1864)
To FishBase (from synonym Rhinoscopelus coccoi (Cocco, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Gonichthys coccoi (Cocco, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus jagorii Peters, 1859)
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum hians Richardson, 1845)
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus cocco Cocco, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus gracile Lütken, 1892)
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus gracilis Lütken, 1892)
To FishBase images (Gonichthys cocco, Italy, by Costa, F.)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 19 proteins)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 19 proteins) (from synonym Myctophum coccoi (Cocco, 1829))
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 19 proteins) (from synonym Scopelus cocco Cocco, 1829)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 19 proteins) (from synonym Rhinoscopelus cocco (Cocco, 1829))
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 19 proteins) (from synonym Rhinoscopelus coccoi (Cocco, 1829))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gonichthys cocco RAD104795-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stenobrachius coccoi P05212 illustration)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Gonichthys coccoi (Cocco, 1829))
To ITIS
