WoRMS taxon details
Gonichthys barnesi Whitley, 1943
217698 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217698)
accepted
Species
Gonichthys bamesi Whitley, 1943 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Myctophum coruscans Richardson, 1845 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Whitley, G. P. (1943). Ichthyological notes and illustrations. (Part 2). <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> v. 10 (pt 2): 167-187. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Gonichthys barnesi Whitley, 1943. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217698 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Whitley, G. P. (1943). Ichthyological notes and illustrations. (Part 2). <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> v. 10 (pt 2): 167-187. [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 (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.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 (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Myctophum coruscans Richardson, 1845)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gonichthys bamesi Whitley, 1943)
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum coruscans Richardson, 1845)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Myctophum coruscans Richardson, 1845)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gonichthys bamesi Whitley, 1943)
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum coruscans Richardson, 1845)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
