WoRMS taxon details
Einara edentula (Alcock, 1892)
126700 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126700)
accepted
Species
Alepocephalus edentulus Alcock, 1892 · unaccepted
Torictus atlanticus (Roule & Angel, 1931) · unaccepted
Torictus edentulus (Alcock, 1892) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Alepocephalus edentulus Alcock, 1892) Alcock, A. W. (1892). Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,' Lieut. G. S. Gunn, R. N., commanding.--Series II, No. 5. On the bathybial fishes collected during the season of 1891-92. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6).</em> 10 (59): 345-365, Pl. 18., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939208677427 [details] 
Distribution off George's Bank
Distribution off George's Bank [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Einara edentula (Alcock, 1892). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126700 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Alepocephalus edentulus Alcock, 1892) Alcock, A. W. (1892). Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,' Lieut. G. S. Gunn, R. N., commanding.--Series II, No. 5. On the bathybial fishes collected during the season of 1891-92. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6).</em> 10 (59): 345-365, Pl. 18., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939208677427 [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]
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]
context source (Bermuda) Beebe, W. (1932). Nineteen new species and four post-larval deep-sea fish. <em>Zoologica.</em> 13(4): 47-107., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.203730 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (Bermuda) Beebe, W. (1932). Nineteen new species and four post-larval deep-sea fish. <em>Zoologica.</em> 13(4): 47-107., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.203730 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). 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
Unreviewed
Distribution off George's Bank [details]Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat depth range 700 - 2000 m [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | toothless smooth-head | [details] |
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Alepocephalus edentulus atlanticus Roule & Angel, 1931)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Alepocephalus edentulus Alcock, 1892)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Einara edentula)
To FishBase (from synonym Torictus atlanticus (Roule & Angel, 1931))
To FishBase (from synonym Alepocephalus edentulus Alcock, 1892)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Torictus edentulus (Alcock, 1892))
To FishBase (from synonym Alepocephalus edentulus atlanticus Roule & Angel, 1931)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Alepocephalus edentulus Alcock, 1892)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Alepocephalus edentulus atlanticus Roule & Angel, 1931)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Alepocephalus edentulus Alcock, 1892)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Einara edentula)
To FishBase (from synonym Torictus atlanticus (Roule & Angel, 1931))
To FishBase (from synonym Alepocephalus edentulus Alcock, 1892)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Torictus edentulus (Alcock, 1892))
To FishBase (from synonym Alepocephalus edentulus atlanticus Roule & Angel, 1931)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Alepocephalus edentulus Alcock, 1892)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
