WoRMS taxon details
Borostomias elucens (Brauer, 1906)
127335 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127335)
accepted
Species
Astronesthes elucens Brauer, 1906 · unaccepted
Borostomias braueri Regan, 1908 · unaccepted
Borostomias elusens (Brauer, 1906) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Borostomias schmidti Regan & Trewavas, 1929 · unaccepted
Elapterostomias philippinus Fowler, 1934 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Astronesthes elucens Brauer, 1906) Brauer, A. (1906). Die Tiefsee-Fische. I. Systematischer Teil. <em>In: C. Chun. Wissenschaftl. Ergebnisse der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition "Valdivia," 1898-99. Jena.</em> 15: 1-432, Pls. 1-18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6002309 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Borostomias elucens (Brauer, 1906). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127335 on 2026-01-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Astronesthes elucens Brauer, 1906) Brauer, A. (1906). Die Tiefsee-Fische. I. Systematischer Teil. <em>In: C. Chun. Wissenschaftl. Ergebnisse der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition "Valdivia," 1898-99. Jena.</em> 15: 1-432, Pls. 1-18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6002309 [details]
original description (of Borostomias schmidti Regan & Trewavas, 1929) Regan, C. T.; Trewavas E. (1929). The fishes of the families Astronesthidae and Chauliodontidae. <em>Danish Dana Expedition 1920-22 in the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Panama, Oceanographical Reports.</em> v. 2 (no. 5): 1-39, Pls. 1-7. [details]
original description (of Elapterostomias philippinus Fowler, 1934) Fowler, H. W. (1934). Descriptions of new fishes obtained 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 85 (for 1933): 233-367. [details]
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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Borostomias schmidti Regan & Trewavas, 1929) Regan, C. T.; Trewavas E. (1929). The fishes of the families Astronesthidae and Chauliodontidae. <em>Danish Dana Expedition 1920-22 in the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Panama, Oceanographical Reports.</em> v. 2 (no. 5): 1-39, Pls. 1-7. [details]
original description (of Elapterostomias philippinus Fowler, 1934) Fowler, H. W. (1934). Descriptions of new fishes obtained 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 85 (for 1933): 233-367. [details]
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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [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 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
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additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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 (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スキバトカゲギス | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Borostomias schmidti Regan & Trewavas, 1929)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Astronesthes elucens Brauer, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Borostomias braueri Regan, 1908)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Borostomias elucens)
To FishBase (from synonym Borostomias schmidti Regan & Trewavas, 1929)
To FishBase (from synonym Elapterostomias philippinus Fowler, 1934)
To FishBase (from synonym Borostomias elusens (Brauer, 1906))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Astronesthes elucens Brauer, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Borostomias braueri Regan, 1908)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Astronesthes elucens Brauer, 1906)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Borostomias elucens RAD113487-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Borostomias elucens RAD113488-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Borostomias schmidti Regan & Trewavas, 1929)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Astronesthes elucens Brauer, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Borostomias braueri Regan, 1908)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Borostomias elucens)
To FishBase (from synonym Borostomias schmidti Regan & Trewavas, 1929)
To FishBase (from synonym Elapterostomias philippinus Fowler, 1934)
To FishBase (from synonym Borostomias elusens (Brauer, 1906))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Astronesthes elucens Brauer, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Borostomias braueri Regan, 1908)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Astronesthes elucens Brauer, 1906)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Borostomias elucens RAD113487-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Borostomias elucens RAD113488-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
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