WoRMS taxon details
Gasterochisma melampus Richardson, 1845
219709 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219709)
accepted
Species
Chenogaster holmbergi Lahille, 1903 · unaccepted
Gastrochisma boulengeri Lahille, 1913 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Lepidothynnus huttoni Günther, 1889 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Lepidothynnus huttonii Günther, 1889 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Richardson, J. (1845). Generic characters of Gasteroschisma melampus, a fish which inhabits Port Nicholson, New Zealand. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (New Series).</em> v. 15 (no. 99) (art. 52): 346., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/037454809495339 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Gasterochisma melampus Richardson, 1845. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219709 on 2026-06-15
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Nomenclature
original description
Richardson, J. (1845). Generic characters of Gasteroschisma melampus, a fish which inhabits Port Nicholson, New Zealand. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (New Series).</em> v. 15 (no. 99) (art. 52): 346., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/037454809495339 [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 (PeRMS)
Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [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
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | butterfly kingfish | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (16 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Lepidothynnus huttonii Günther, 1889)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Chenogaster holmbergi Lahille, 1903)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gasterochisma melampus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chenogaster holmbergi Lahille, 1903)
To FishBase (from synonym Lepidothynnus huttonii Günther, 1889)
To FishBase (from synonym Gastrochisma boulengeri Lahille, 1913)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 67 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gasterochisma melampus RAD111585-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gasterochisma melampus RAD111586-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Lepidothynnus huttonii Günther, 1889)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Chenogaster holmbergi Lahille, 1903)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gasterochisma melampus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chenogaster holmbergi Lahille, 1903)
To FishBase (from synonym Lepidothynnus huttonii Günther, 1889)
To FishBase (from synonym Gastrochisma boulengeri Lahille, 1913)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 67 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gasterochisma melampus RAD111585-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gasterochisma melampus RAD111586-001)
To ITIS
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