WoRMS taxon details
Eptatretus cirrhatus (Forster, 1801)
279276 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:279276)
accepted
Species
Bdellostoma forsteri Müller, 1836 · unaccepted
Bdellostoma heptatrema Müller, 1836 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Eptatretus banksii (Fleming, 1822) · unaccepted
Homea banksii Fleming, 1822 · unaccepted
Petromyzon cirrhatus Forster, 1801 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Petromyzon cirrhatus Forster, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=471 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Eptatretus cirrhatus (Forster, 1801). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=279276 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Petromyzon cirrhatus Forster, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=471 [details]
original description (of Bdellostoma forsteri Müller, 1836) Müller, J. (1836). Vergleichende Anatomie der Myxinoiden, der Cyclostomen mit durchbohrtem Gaumen. Erster Theil. Osteologie und Myologie. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1834: 65-340, Pls. 1-9., available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=3060 [details]
original description (of Homea banksii Fleming, 1822) Fleming, J. (1822). The philosophy of zoology: or a general view of the structure, functions and classification of animals. <em>Edinburgh Vol.</em> 2: 1-618., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230157, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=5063 [details]
original description (of Bdellostoma heptatrema Müller, 1836) Müller, J. (1836). Vergleichende Anatomie der Myxinoiden, der Cyclostomen mit durchbohrtem Gaumen. Erster Theil. Osteologie und Myologie. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1834: 65-340, Pls. 1-9., available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=3060 [details]
original description (of Bdellostoma forsteri Müller, 1836) Müller, J. (1836). Vergleichende Anatomie der Myxinoiden, der Cyclostomen mit durchbohrtem Gaumen. Erster Theil. Osteologie und Myologie. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1834: 65-340, Pls. 1-9., available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=3060 [details]
original description (of Homea banksii Fleming, 1822) Fleming, J. (1822). The philosophy of zoology: or a general view of the structure, functions and classification of animals. <em>Edinburgh Vol.</em> 2: 1-618., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230157, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=5063 [details]
original description (of Bdellostoma heptatrema Müller, 1836) Müller, J. (1836). Vergleichende Anatomie der Myxinoiden, der Cyclostomen mit durchbohrtem Gaumen. Erster Theil. Osteologie und Myologie. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1834: 65-340, Pls. 1-9., available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=3060 [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
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]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (71 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Petromyzon cirrhatus Forster, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Bdellostoma forsteri Müller, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Homea banksii Fleming, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Catalog of Fishes (from synonym Homea banksii Fleming, 1822)
To Catalog of Fishes (from synonym Bdellostoma heptatrema Müller, 1836)
To Catalog of Fishes (from synonym Bdellostoma forsteri Müller, 1836)
To Catalog of Fishes (from synonym Petromyzon cirrhatus Forster, 1801)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eptatretus cirrhatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon cirrhatus Forster, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Eptatretus banksii (Fleming, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Bdellostoma forsteri Müller, 1836)
To FishBase (from synonym Homea banksii Fleming, 1822)
To GenBank (116 nucleotides; 95 proteins) (from synonym Petromyzon cirrhatus Forster, 1801)
To GenBank (116 nucleotides; 95 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Petromyzon cirrhatus Forster, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Bdellostoma forsteri Müller, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Homea banksii Fleming, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Catalog of Fishes (from synonym Homea banksii Fleming, 1822)
To Catalog of Fishes (from synonym Bdellostoma heptatrema Müller, 1836)
To Catalog of Fishes (from synonym Bdellostoma forsteri Müller, 1836)
To Catalog of Fishes (from synonym Petromyzon cirrhatus Forster, 1801)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eptatretus cirrhatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon cirrhatus Forster, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Eptatretus banksii (Fleming, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Bdellostoma forsteri Müller, 1836)
To FishBase (from synonym Homea banksii Fleming, 1822)
To GenBank (116 nucleotides; 95 proteins) (from synonym Petromyzon cirrhatus Forster, 1801)
To GenBank (116 nucleotides; 95 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
