WoRMS taxon details
Promethichthys prometheus (Cuvier, 1832)
126866 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126866)
accepted
Species
Promethychthis prometheus (Cuvier, 1832) (misspelling)
Promethycthus prometeus (Cuvier, 1832) (misspelling)
Promethycthus prometheus (Cuvier, 1832) (misspelling)
Prometichthys prometeus (Cuvier, 1832) (misspelling)
Prometichthys prometheus (Cuvier, 1832) (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Found at continental slopes around oceanic islands and submarine rises. Migrates to midwater at night. Feeds on fish,...
Distribution Brazil to New England
Description Found at continental slopes around oceanic islands and submarine rises. Migrates to midwater at night. Feeds on fish, cephalopods and crustaceans. Reproduces throughout the year in warm waters (Ref. 9784). [details]
Distribution Brazil to New England
Distribution Brazil to New England [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2018). FishBase. Promethichthys prometheus (Cuvier, 1832). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126866 on 2018-10-23
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context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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 Moore, J. A., M. Vecchione, B.B. Collette, and R. Gibbons. (2002) The fauna of Bear Seamount (New England Seamount chain), and the presence of "natural invader" species. Paper CM 2002/M:25, ICES Annual Science Conference and ICES Centenary, 1-5 October 2002, Copenhagen [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
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additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2018). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. , available online at http://www.fishbase.org [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 Moore, J. A., M. Vecchione, B.B. Collette, and R. Gibbons. (2002) The fauna of Bear Seamount (New England Seamount chain), and the presence of "natural invader" species. Paper CM 2002/M:25, ICES Annual Science Conference and ICES Centenary, 1-5 October 2002, Copenhagen [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 Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2018). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. , available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Found at continental slopes around oceanic islands and submarine rises. Migrates to midwater at night. Feeds on fish, cephalopods and crustaceans. Reproduces throughout the year in warm waters (Ref. 9784). [details]Distribution Brazil to New England [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
To Barcode of Life (51 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Promethichthys pacificus Seale, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Promethichthys solandri Jordan, Evermann & Tanaka, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Dicrotus armatus Günther, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Prometheus atlanticus Lowe, 1838)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Gempylus prometheus Cuvier, 1832)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Thyrsites prometheus (Cuvier, 1832))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Prometichthys prometheus (Cuvier, 1832))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (44 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Dicrotus parvipinnis Goode & Bean, 1896)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gempylus prometheus Cuvier, 1832)
To FishBase (from synonym Dicrotus armatus Günther, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Thyrsites ballieui Sauvage, 1882)
To FishBase (from synonym Thyrsites prometheus (Cuvier, 1832))
To FishBase (from synonym Promethichthys pacificus Seale, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Promethichthys solandri Jordan, Evermann & Tanaka, 1927)
To FishBase (from synonym Prometheus atlanticus Lowe, 1838)
To FishBase (from synonym Dicrotus parvipinnis Goode & Bean, 1896)
To FishBase (from synonym Promethycthus prometeus (Cuvier, 1832))
To FishBase (from synonym Promethychthis prometheus (Cuvier, 1832))
To FishBase (from synonym Promethycthus prometheus (Cuvier, 1832))
To FishBase (from synonym Prometichthys prometeus (Cuvier, 1832))
To FishBase (from synonym Prometichthys prometheus (Cuvier, 1832))
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 16 proteins)
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Promethichthys pacificus Seale, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Promethichthys solandri Jordan, Evermann & Tanaka, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Dicrotus armatus Günther, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Prometheus atlanticus Lowe, 1838)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Gempylus prometheus Cuvier, 1832)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Thyrsites prometheus (Cuvier, 1832))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Prometichthys prometheus (Cuvier, 1832))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (44 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Dicrotus parvipinnis Goode & Bean, 1896)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gempylus prometheus Cuvier, 1832)
To FishBase (from synonym Dicrotus armatus Günther, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Thyrsites ballieui Sauvage, 1882)
To FishBase (from synonym Thyrsites prometheus (Cuvier, 1832))
To FishBase (from synonym Promethichthys pacificus Seale, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Promethichthys solandri Jordan, Evermann & Tanaka, 1927)
To FishBase (from synonym Prometheus atlanticus Lowe, 1838)
To FishBase (from synonym Dicrotus parvipinnis Goode & Bean, 1896)
To FishBase (from synonym Promethycthus prometeus (Cuvier, 1832))
To FishBase (from synonym Promethychthis prometheus (Cuvier, 1832))
To FishBase (from synonym Promethycthus prometheus (Cuvier, 1832))
To FishBase (from synonym Prometichthys prometeus (Cuvier, 1832))
To FishBase (from synonym Prometichthys prometheus (Cuvier, 1832))
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 16 proteins)
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To PESI
To ITIS