WoRMS taxon details
Epigonus atherinoides (Gilbert, 1905)
273402 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:273402)
accepted
Species
Epigonus atheroides (Gilbert, 1905) · unaccepted
Hynnodus atherinoides Gilbert, 1905 · unaccepted
Hynnodus megalops Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Hynnodus atherinoides Gilbert, 1905) Gilbert, C. H. (1905). II. The deep-sea fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. <em>In: The aquatic resources of the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 23 (pt 2) [for 1903]: 577-713, Pls. 66-101. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Epigonus atherinoides (Gilbert, 1905). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=273402 on 2025-07-23
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Hynnodus atherinoides Gilbert, 1905) Gilbert, C. H. (1905). II. The deep-sea fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. <em>In: The aquatic resources of the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 23 (pt 2) [for 1903]: 577-713, Pls. 66-101. [details]
original description (of Hynnodus megalops Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) Radcliffe, L. (1912). Descriptions of fifteen new fishes of the family Cheilodipteridae, from the Philippine Islands and contiguous waters. [Scientific results of the Philippine cruise of the Fisheries steamer "Albatross," 1907-1910.--No. 13.]. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 41 (no. 1868): 431-446, Pls. 34-38. [details]
original description (of Hynnodus megalops Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) Radcliffe, L. (1912). Descriptions of fifteen new fishes of the family Cheilodipteridae, from the Philippine Islands and contiguous waters. [Scientific results of the Philippine cruise of the Fisheries steamer "Albatross," 1907-1910.--No. 13.]. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 41 (no. 1868): 431-446, Pls. 34-38. [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 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 Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Big-eyed slender cardinal fish | [details] |
| Japanese | ヒラヤセムツ | [details] |
| Russian | Атериновидный (желтоперый) эпигонус | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Hynnodus megalops Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Hynnodus atherinoides Gilbert, 1905)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Epigonus atherinoides)
To FishBase (from synonym Hynnodus atherinoides Gilbert, 1905)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Hynnodus megalops Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
To FishBase images (Epigonus atherinoides, by Okamoto, M.)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Hynnodus atherinoides Gilbert, 1905)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hynnodus atherinoides P01517 illustration) (from synonym Hynnodus atherinoides Gilbert, 1905)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hynnodus atherinoides USNM 51601 holotype radiograph lateral view) (from synonym Hynnodus atherinoides Gilbert, 1905)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hynnodus megalops P13839 illustration) (from synonym Hynnodus megalops Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hynnodus megalops USNM 70255 holotype radiograph lateral view) (from synonym Hynnodus megalops Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Hynnodus megalops Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Hynnodus atherinoides Gilbert, 1905)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Epigonus atherinoides)
To FishBase (from synonym Hynnodus atherinoides Gilbert, 1905)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Hynnodus megalops Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
To FishBase images (Epigonus atherinoides, by Okamoto, M.)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Hynnodus atherinoides Gilbert, 1905)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hynnodus atherinoides P01517 illustration) (from synonym Hynnodus atherinoides Gilbert, 1905)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hynnodus atherinoides USNM 51601 holotype radiograph lateral view) (from synonym Hynnodus atherinoides Gilbert, 1905)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hynnodus megalops P13839 illustration) (from synonym Hynnodus megalops Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hynnodus megalops USNM 70255 holotype radiograph lateral view) (from synonym Hynnodus megalops Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
To ITIS
