WoRMS taxon details
Benthodesmus tenuis (Günther, 1877)
159834 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159834)
accepted
Species
Benthodesmus benjamini Fowler, 1938 · unaccepted
Lepidopus aomori Jordan & Snyder, 1901 · unaccepted
Lepidopus tenuis Günther, 1877 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Lepidopus tenuis Günther, 1877) Günther, A. (1877). Preliminary notes on new fishes collected in Japan during the expedition of H. M. S. `Challenger.'. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4).</em> v. 20 (no. 119) (art. 56): 433-446. [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: 42.95°N to off Cape Hatteras, Gulf of Mexico, Suriname and southern Brazil
Distribution Western Atlantic: 42.95°N to off Cape Hatteras, Gulf of Mexico, Suriname and southern Brazil [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Benthodesmus tenuis (Günther, 1877). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159834 on 2025-10-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Benthodesmus benjamini Fowler, 1938) Fowler, H. W. (1938). Descriptions of new fishes obtained by the United States Bureau of Fisheries steamer "Albatross", chiefly in Philippine seas and adjacent waters. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 85 (3032): 31-135. [details]
original description (of Lepidopus tenuis Günther, 1877) Günther, A. (1877). Preliminary notes on new fishes collected in Japan during the expedition of H. M. S. `Challenger.'. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4).</em> v. 20 (no. 119) (art. 56): 433-446. [details]
original description (of Lepidopus aomori Jordan & Snyder, 1901) Jordan, D. S.; Snyder, J. O. (1901). Descriptions of nine new species of fishes contained in museums of Japan. <em>The journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo, Japan = Tokyo Teikoku Daigaku kiyo. Rika.</em> 15: 301-311., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7095118 [details]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
original description (of Lepidopus tenuis Günther, 1877) Günther, A. (1877). Preliminary notes on new fishes collected in Japan during the expedition of H. M. S. `Challenger.'. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4).</em> v. 20 (no. 119) (art. 56): 433-446. [details]
original description (of Lepidopus aomori Jordan & Snyder, 1901) Jordan, D. S.; Snyder, J. O. (1901). Descriptions of nine new species of fishes contained in museums of Japan. <em>The journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo, Japan = Tokyo Teikoku Daigaku kiyo. Rika.</em> 15: 301-311., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7095118 [details]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [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 (HKRMS) Tsang, E. & Milicich, M. (1999) Study on the suitability of South Lamma to be established as marine park. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [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 King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [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 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 Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
context source (HKRMS) Tsang, E. & Milicich, M. (1999) Study on the suitability of South Lamma to be established as marine park. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [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 King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [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 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 Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Western Atlantic: 42.95°N to off Cape Hatteras, Gulf of Mexico, Suriname and southern Brazil [details]Habitat Mainly found over the continental slope. [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | smalleye frostfishSlender frostfish | [details] |
| French | sabre d'argent à petits yeux | [details] |
| Japanese | タチモドキ | [details] |
| Russian | Тонкая (узкополосая) бентодесма | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (13 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Lepidopus tenuis Günther, 1877)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Benthodesmus benjamini Fowler, 1938)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Lepidopus aomori Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Benthodesmus tenuis)
To FishBase (from synonym Lepidopus tenuis Günther, 1877)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Benthodesmus benjamini Fowler, 1938)
To FishBase (from synonym Lepidopus aomori Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 29 proteins) (from synonym Lepidopus tenuis Günther, 1877)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 29 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Benthodesmus benjamini P01746 illustration) (from synonym Benthodesmus benjamini Fowler, 1938)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Benthodesmus tenuis RAD111173-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Benthodesmus tenuis RAD111173-002)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Lepidopus tenuis Günther, 1877)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Benthodesmus benjamini Fowler, 1938)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Lepidopus aomori Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Benthodesmus tenuis)
To FishBase (from synonym Lepidopus tenuis Günther, 1877)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Benthodesmus benjamini Fowler, 1938)
To FishBase (from synonym Lepidopus aomori Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 29 proteins) (from synonym Lepidopus tenuis Günther, 1877)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 29 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Benthodesmus benjamini P01746 illustration) (from synonym Benthodesmus benjamini Fowler, 1938)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Benthodesmus tenuis RAD111173-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Benthodesmus tenuis RAD111173-002)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
