WoRMS taxon details
Porichthys margaritatus (Richardson, 1844)
275655 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:275655)
accepted
Species
Batrachus margaritatus Richardson, 1844 · unaccepted
Porichthys nautopaedium Jordan & Bollman, 1890 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Batrachus margaritatus Richardson, 1844) Richardson, J. (1844). Ichthyology.--Part 1. In R. B. Hinds (ed.) The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B., F. R. G. S., etc., during the years 1836-42, No. 5. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 51-70, Pls. 35-44. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Porichthys margaritatus (Richardson, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=275655 on 2025-06-27
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Porichthys nautopaedium Jordan & Bollman, 1890) Jordan, D. S.; Bollman, C. H. (1890). Descriptions of new species of fishes collected at the Galapagos Islands and along the coast of the United States of Colombia, 1887-'88. In: Scientific results of explorations by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 12 (770): 149-183. [details]
original description (of Batrachus margaritatus Richardson, 1844) Richardson, J. (1844). Ichthyology.--Part 1. In R. B. Hinds (ed.) The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B., F. R. G. S., etc., during the years 1836-42, No. 5. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 51-70, Pls. 35-44. [details]
original description (of Batrachus margaritatus Richardson, 1844) Richardson, J. (1844). Ichthyology.--Part 1. In R. B. Hinds (ed.) The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B., F. R. G. S., etc., during the years 1836-42, No. 5. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 51-70, Pls. 35-44. [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 (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 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 (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 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
To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Batrachus margaritatus Richardson, 1844)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Porichthys nautopaedium Jordan & Bollman, 1890)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Porichthys nautopaedium Jordan & Bollman, 1890)
To FishBase (from synonym Batrachus margaritatus Richardson, 1844)
To FishBase images (Porichthys margaritatus, Panama, by Robertson, R.)
To FishSounds
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Batrachus margaritatus Richardson, 1844)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Porichthys nautopaedium Jordan & Bollman, 1890)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Porichthys nautopaedium Jordan & Bollman, 1890)
To FishBase (from synonym Batrachus margaritatus Richardson, 1844)
To FishBase images (Porichthys margaritatus, Panama, by Robertson, R.)
To FishSounds
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
