WoRMS taxon details
Asterropteryx ensifera (Bleeker, 1874)
277496 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:277496)
accepted
Species
Asterropterix ensiferus (Bleeker, 1874) · unaccepted
Asterropteryx ensifer (Bleeker, 1874) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Asterropteryx ensiferus (Bleeker, 1874) · unaccepted
Brachyeleotris ensifera Bleeker, 1874 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Brachyeleotris ensifera Bleeker, 1874) Bleeker, P. (1874). Notice sur les genres Amblyeleotris, Valenciennesia et Brachyeleotris. <em>Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2).</em> v. 8: 372-376.
page(s): 375 [details]
page(s): 375 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Asterropteryx ensifera (Bleeker, 1874). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=277496 on 2025-08-28
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Brachyeleotris ensifera Bleeker, 1874) Bleeker, P. (1874). Notice sur les genres Amblyeleotris, Valenciennesia et Brachyeleotris. <em>Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2).</em> v. 8: 372-376.
page(s): 375 [details]
page(s): 375 [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 Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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]





To Barcode of Life (16 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Asterropteryx ensifer (Bleeker, 1874))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Asterropteryx ensiferus (Bleeker, 1874))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Brachyeleotris ensifera Bleeker, 1874)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Asterropteryx ensiferus (Bleeker, 1874))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Asterropteryx ensifera)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Asterropterix ensiferus (Bleeker, 1874))
To FishBase (from synonym Brachyeleotris ensifera Bleeker, 1874)
To FishBase (from synonym Asterropteryx ensiferus (Bleeker, 1874))
To FishBase (from synonym Asterropteryx ensifer (Bleeker, 1874))
To FishBase images (Asterropteryx ensifera, Indonesia, by Honeycutt, K.)
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 18 proteins) (from synonym Brachyeleotris ensifera Bleeker, 1874)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Asterropteryx ensifera FIN028323 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Asterropteryx ensifera FIN028323C Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Asterropteryx ensifer (Bleeker, 1874))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Asterropteryx ensiferus (Bleeker, 1874))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Brachyeleotris ensifera Bleeker, 1874)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Asterropteryx ensiferus (Bleeker, 1874))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Asterropteryx ensifera)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Asterropterix ensiferus (Bleeker, 1874))
To FishBase (from synonym Brachyeleotris ensifera Bleeker, 1874)
To FishBase (from synonym Asterropteryx ensiferus (Bleeker, 1874))
To FishBase (from synonym Asterropteryx ensifer (Bleeker, 1874))
To FishBase images (Asterropteryx ensifera, Indonesia, by Honeycutt, K.)
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 18 proteins) (from synonym Brachyeleotris ensifera Bleeker, 1874)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Asterropteryx ensifera FIN028323 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Asterropteryx ensifera FIN028323C Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS