WoRMS taxon details
Dactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)
AphiaID: 127232
AphiaID: 127232
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Dactylopteridae (Family) > Dactylopterus (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Dactylopterus Lacepède, 1801 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Callionymus pelagicus Rafinesque, 1818 Cephalacanthus spinarella (Linnaeus, 1758) Cephalacanthus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) Dactilopterus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling) Dactylopterus blochii Swainson, 1839 Dactylopterus communis Owen, 1853 Dactylopterus fasciatus Swainson, 1839 Dactylopterus occidentalis Swainson, 1839 Dactylopterus spinarella (Linnaeus, 1758) Dactylopterus tentaculatus Swainson, 1839 Dactylopterus vulgaris Steindachner, 1867 Gasterosteus spinarella Linnaeus, 1758 Gonocephalus macrocephalus Gronow, 1854 Polynemus sexradiatus Mitchill, 1818 Trigla fasciata Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Trigla volitans Linnaeus, 1758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
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, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Robins et al., 1986 [details] additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [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: FishBase, version october 2012 [details] original description (from synonym): Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/no_cache/dms/load/toc/?IDDOC=265100 [details] [view taxon] context source (Deepsea): Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Environment | marine, brackish, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | Azores Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Black Sea [details] European waters (ERMS scope) [details] Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Gulf of Maine [details] Gulf of Mexico [details] Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin [details] North West Atlantic [details] Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone [details] United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Host of |
Orbitacolax dactylopterusi (Carvalho, 1958) (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
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| Links | To Barcode of Life (26 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (235 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To FishBase To GenBank (47 nucleotides; 28 proteins) To Marine Species Identification Portal To Marine Species Identification Portal To PESI To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
Diet: Feeds on crustaceans, especially crabs, clams and small fishes [details] Distribution: Massachusetts and Gulf of Mexico to Argentina [details] Habitat: Found at depths of 1- 100 m over sand, mud or rocky botoms. [details] Habitat: benthic [details] Importance: Social- Minor commercial, gamefish [details] Predators: Sea birds and bony fishes [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127232 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Dactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127232 on 2013-06-19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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