WoRMS taxon details
Ariomma indica (Day, 1871)
219752 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219752)
accepted
Species
Arioma indica (Day, 1871) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Ariomma dollfusi (Chabanaud, 1930) · unaccepted
Ariomma indicum (Day, 1871) · unaccepted
Ariomma indicus (Day, 1871) · unaccepted
Cubiceps dollfusi Chabanaud, 1930 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cubiceps indicus Day, 1871 · unaccepted
Psenes africanus Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1923 · unaccepted
Psenes extraneus Herre, 1951 · unaccepted
Psenes indica (Day, 1871) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Psenes indicus (Day, 1871) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cubiceps indicus Day, 1871) Day, F. (1871). On the fishes of the Andaman Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1870 (pt 3): 677-705 [1-29].
page(s): 690 [14] [details]
page(s): 690 [14] [details]
Description Occurs in small schools in areas with muddy substrates on the continental shelf and upper slope. Feeds mainly on...
Description Occurs in small schools in areas with muddy substrates on the continental shelf and upper slope. Feeds mainly on zooplankton. Appears to be pelagic at night and demersal by day and may migrate seasonally. Marketed fresh or dried-salted (Ref. 3300). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Ariomma indica (Day, 1871). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219752 on 2025-07-29
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cubiceps dollfusi Chabanaud, 1930) Chabanaud, P. (1930). Description d'un nouveau Cubiceps [Pisces, Stromateidae] de la mer Rouge. <em>Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2).</em> v. 2 (no. 5): 519-523. [details]
original description (of Cubiceps indicus Day, 1871) Day, F. (1871). On the fishes of the Andaman Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1870 (pt 3): 677-705 [1-29].
page(s): 690 [14] [details]
original description (of Psenes extraneus Herre, 1951) Herre, A. W. C. T. (1951). Six additions to the Philippine fish fauna, including two new species. <em>Philippine Journal of Science.</em> v. 79 (no. 3): 341-346. [details]
original description (of Psenes africanus Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1923) Gilchrist, J. D. F.; von Bonde C. (1923). The Stromateidae (butter-fishes) collected by the S. S. "Pickle.". <em>Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa Spec. Rep.</em> no. 4: 1-12, Pls. 17-19. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Cubiceps indicus Day, 1871) Day, F. (1871). On the fishes of the Andaman Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1870 (pt 3): 677-705 [1-29].
page(s): 690 [14] [details]
original description (of Psenes extraneus Herre, 1951) Herre, A. W. C. T. (1951). Six additions to the Philippine fish fauna, including two new species. <em>Philippine Journal of Science.</em> v. 79 (no. 3): 341-346. [details]
original description (of Psenes africanus Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1923) Gilchrist, J. D. F.; von Bonde C. (1923). The Stromateidae (butter-fishes) collected by the S. S. "Pickle.". <em>Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa Spec. Rep.</em> no. 4: 1-12, Pls. 17-19. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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]
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 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






Unreviewed
Description Occurs in small schools in areas with muddy substrates on the continental shelf and upper slope. Feeds mainly on zooplankton. Appears to be pelagic at night and demersal by day and may migrate seasonally. Marketed fresh or dried-salted (Ref. 3300). [details]synonymy Misspelling [details]
To Barcode of Life (86 barcodes) (from synonym Ariomma indicum (Day, 1871))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Psenes extraneus Herre, 1951)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ariomma dollfusi (Chabanaud, 1930))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Psenes africanus Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1923)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Cubiceps indicus Day, 1871)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Psenes indicus (Day, 1871))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ariomma indica)
To Fishbase (from synonym Ariomma indicus (Day, 1871))
To FishBase (from synonym Ariomma dollfusi (Chabanaud, 1930))
To FishBase (from synonym Cubiceps dollfusi Chabanaud, 1930)
To FishBase (from synonym Cubiceps indicus Day, 1871)
To FishBase (from synonym Psenes extraneus Herre, 1951)
To FishBase (from synonym Psenes indicus (Day, 1871))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Psenes indica (Day, 1871))
To FishBase (from synonym Ariomma indicum (Day, 1871))
To FishBase (from synonym Psenes africanus Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1923)
To FishBase (from synonym Arioma indica (Day, 1871))
To FishBase images (Ariomma indica, Bahrain, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 91 proteins)
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 91 proteins) (from synonym Psenes indicus (Day, 1871))
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 91 proteins) (from synonym Cubiceps indicus Day, 1871)
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 91 proteins) (from synonym Ariomma indicum (Day, 1871))
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 91 proteins) (from synonym Psenes indica (Day, 1871))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ariomma indicum FIN026688 Slide 120 mm) (from synonym Ariomma indicum (Day, 1871))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ariomma indicum FIN031512 Slide 120 mm) (from synonym Ariomma indicum (Day, 1871))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Psenes extraneus Herre, 1951)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ariomma dollfusi (Chabanaud, 1930))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Psenes africanus Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1923)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Cubiceps indicus Day, 1871)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Psenes indicus (Day, 1871))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ariomma indica)
To Fishbase (from synonym Ariomma indicus (Day, 1871))
To FishBase (from synonym Ariomma dollfusi (Chabanaud, 1930))
To FishBase (from synonym Cubiceps dollfusi Chabanaud, 1930)
To FishBase (from synonym Cubiceps indicus Day, 1871)
To FishBase (from synonym Psenes extraneus Herre, 1951)
To FishBase (from synonym Psenes indicus (Day, 1871))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Psenes indica (Day, 1871))
To FishBase (from synonym Ariomma indicum (Day, 1871))
To FishBase (from synonym Psenes africanus Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1923)
To FishBase (from synonym Arioma indica (Day, 1871))
To FishBase images (Ariomma indica, Bahrain, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 91 proteins)
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 91 proteins) (from synonym Psenes indicus (Day, 1871))
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 91 proteins) (from synonym Cubiceps indicus Day, 1871)
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 91 proteins) (from synonym Ariomma indicum (Day, 1871))
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 91 proteins) (from synonym Psenes indica (Day, 1871))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ariomma indicum FIN026688 Slide 120 mm) (from synonym Ariomma indicum (Day, 1871))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ariomma indicum FIN031512 Slide 120 mm) (from synonym Ariomma indicum (Day, 1871))
To ITIS