WoRMS taxon details
Channichthys rhinoceratus Richardson, 1844
234619 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:234619)
accepted
Species
Chaenichthys rhinoceratus Richardson, 1844 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (of the generic noun)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Richardson, J. (1844). Description of a new genus of gobioid fish. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (New Series).</em> v. 13 (no. 86) (art. 52): 461-462., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/03745484409442631 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Channichthys rhinoceratus Richardson, 1844. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=234619 on 2026-07-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Richardson, J. (1844). Description of a new genus of gobioid fish. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (New Series).</em> v. 13 (no. 86) (art. 52): 461-462., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/03745484409442631 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., 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 Koubbi, P., G. Duhamel & S. Pavoine. (2006). The SCAR-MarBIN Register of Antarctic Marine Species: Pisces. <em>World Wide Web electronic publication.</em> , available online at https://www.marinespecies.org/rams/ramspisces.php [details]
additional source Duhamel G, Gasco N and Davaine P, 2005. Poissons des Iles Kerguelen et Crozet. Paris : Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 2005. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Koubbi, P., G. Duhamel & S. Pavoine. (2006). The SCAR-MarBIN Register of Antarctic Marine Species: Pisces. <em>World Wide Web electronic publication.</em> , available online at https://www.marinespecies.org/rams/ramspisces.php [details]
additional source Duhamel G, Gasco N and Davaine P, 2005. Poissons des Iles Kerguelen et Crozet. Paris : Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 2005. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | unicorn icefish | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (61 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Chaenichthys rhinoceratus Richardson, 1844)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Channichthys rhinoceratus)
To FishBase
To GenBank (33 nucleotides; 66 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Chaenichthys rhinoceratus Richardson, 1844)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Channichthys rhinoceratus)
To FishBase
To GenBank (33 nucleotides; 66 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To ITIS
