WoRMS taxon details
Encheliophis boraborensis (Kaup, 1856)
217830 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217830)
accepted
Species
Carapus boraborensis (Kaup, 1856) · unaccepted
Carapus kagoshimanus (Steindachner & Döderlein, 1887) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Carapus parvipinnis (Kaup, 1856) · unaccepted
Encheliophis boraboraensis (Kaup, 1856) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Encheliophis parvipinnis (Kaup, 1856) · unaccepted
Enchelyophis boraboraensis (Kaup, 1856) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Fierasfer boraborensis Kaup, 1856 · unaccepted
Fierasfer parvipinnis Kaup, 1856 · unaccepted
Jordanicus parvipinnis (Kaup, 1856) · unaccepted
Rhizoiketicus carolinensis Vaillant, 1893 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Fierasfer boraborensis Kaup, 1856) Kaup, J. J. (1856). Einiges über die Unterfamilie Ophidinae. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> v. 22 (pt. 1): 93-100. [details]
Description Lives within holothurians (e.g. @Thelenota ananas@ and @Bohadschia argus@) (Ref. 1602).
Description Lives within holothurians (e.g. @Thelenota ananas@ and @Bohadschia argus@) (Ref. 1602). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Encheliophis boraborensis (Kaup, 1856). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217830 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Fierasfer boraborensis Kaup, 1856) Kaup, J. J. (1856). Einiges über die Unterfamilie Ophidinae. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> v. 22 (pt. 1): 93-100. [details]
original description (of Fierasfer kagoshimanus Steindachner & Döderlein, 1887) Steindachner, F. ; Döderlein, L. (1887). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Fische Japan's. (IV.). <em>Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 53 (1. abth.): 257-296, Pls. 1-4. [details]
original description (of Rhizoiketicus carolinensis Vaillant, 1893) Vaillant, L. L. (1893). Sur un nouveaux genre de poissons, voisin de Fierasfer. <em>Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences.</em> v. 117 (no. 22) (for 27 Nov. 1893): 745-746. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Fierasfer kagoshimanus Steindachner & Döderlein, 1887) Steindachner, F. ; Döderlein, L. (1887). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Fische Japan's. (IV.). <em>Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 53 (1. abth.): 257-296, Pls. 1-4. [details]
original description (of Rhizoiketicus carolinensis Vaillant, 1893) Vaillant, L. L. (1893). Sur un nouveaux genre de poissons, voisin de Fierasfer. <em>Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences.</em> v. 117 (no. 22) (for 27 Nov. 1893): 745-746. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., 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
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Lives within holothurians (e.g. @Thelenota ananas@ and @Bohadschia argus@) (Ref. 1602). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ボウズカクレウオシロカクレウオ [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Carapus boraborensis (Kaup, 1856))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Fierasfer kagoshimanus Steindachner & Döderlein, 1887)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Fierasfer parvipinnis Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Carapus parvipinnis (Kaup, 1856))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Jordanicus parvipinnis (Kaup, 1856))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Fierasfer boraborensis Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Rhizoiketicus carolinensis Vaillant, 1893)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Carapus parvipinnis (Kaup, 1856))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Carapus boraborensis (Kaup, 1856))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carapus boraborensis) (from synonym Carapus boraborensis (Kaup, 1856))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carapus kagoshimanus) (from synonym Carapus kagoshimanus (Steindachner & Döderlein, 1887))
To FishBase (from synonym Fierasfer kagoshimanus Steindachner & Döderlein, 1887)
To FishBase (from synonym Rhizoiketicus carolinensis Vaillant, 1893)
To FishBase (from synonym Enchelyophis boraboraensis (Kaup, 1856))
To FishBase (from synonym Encheliophis boraboraensis (Kaup, 1856))
To FishBase (from synonym Fierasfer parvipinnis Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Carapus parvipinnis (Kaup, 1856))
To FishBase (from synonym Jordanicus parvipinnis (Kaup, 1856))
To FishBase (from synonym Encheliophis parvipinnis (Kaup, 1856))
To FishBase (from synonym Fierasfer boraborensis Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Carapus boraborensis (Kaup, 1856))
To FishSounds
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Carapus kagoshimanus (Steindachner & Döderlein, 1887))
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Fierasfer boraborensis Kaup, 1856)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Carapus boraborensis (Kaup, 1856))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Encheliophis boraborensis FIN027581 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Encheliophis boraborensis FIN027581B Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Carapus boraborensis (Kaup, 1856))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Fierasfer kagoshimanus Steindachner & Döderlein, 1887)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Fierasfer parvipinnis Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Carapus parvipinnis (Kaup, 1856))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Jordanicus parvipinnis (Kaup, 1856))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Fierasfer boraborensis Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Rhizoiketicus carolinensis Vaillant, 1893)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Carapus parvipinnis (Kaup, 1856))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Carapus boraborensis (Kaup, 1856))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carapus boraborensis) (from synonym Carapus boraborensis (Kaup, 1856))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carapus kagoshimanus) (from synonym Carapus kagoshimanus (Steindachner & Döderlein, 1887))
To FishBase (from synonym Fierasfer kagoshimanus Steindachner & Döderlein, 1887)
To FishBase (from synonym Rhizoiketicus carolinensis Vaillant, 1893)
To FishBase (from synonym Enchelyophis boraboraensis (Kaup, 1856))
To FishBase (from synonym Encheliophis boraboraensis (Kaup, 1856))
To FishBase (from synonym Fierasfer parvipinnis Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Carapus parvipinnis (Kaup, 1856))
To FishBase (from synonym Jordanicus parvipinnis (Kaup, 1856))
To FishBase (from synonym Encheliophis parvipinnis (Kaup, 1856))
To FishBase (from synonym Fierasfer boraborensis Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Carapus boraborensis (Kaup, 1856))
To FishSounds
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Carapus kagoshimanus (Steindachner & Döderlein, 1887))
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Fierasfer boraborensis Kaup, 1856)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Carapus boraborensis (Kaup, 1856))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Encheliophis boraborensis FIN027581 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Encheliophis boraborensis FIN027581B Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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