WoRMS taxon details
Gymnocaesio gymnoptera (Bleeker, 1856)
219998 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219998)
accepted
Species
Caesio gymnopterus Bleeker, 1856 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Gymnocaesio gymnopterus (Bleeker, 1856) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Caesio gymnopterus Bleeker, 1856) Bleeker, P. (1856). Zevende bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Ternate. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 10: 357-386. [details]
Description Inhabits coastal areas ranging widely around coral reefs. Feeds on zooplankton in large midwater aggregations. Also caught...
Description Inhabits coastal areas ranging widely around coral reefs. Feeds on zooplankton in large midwater aggregations. Also caught with drive-in nets. Forms schools with members of the genus Pterocaesio. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Gymnocaesio gymnoptera (Bleeker, 1856). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219998 on 2026-07-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Caesio gymnopterus Bleeker, 1856) Bleeker, P. (1856). Zevende bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Ternate. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 10: 357-386. [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] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits coastal areas ranging widely around coral reefs. Feeds on zooplankton in large midwater aggregations. Also caught with drive-in nets. Forms schools with members of the genus Pterocaesio. [details]
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Gymnocaesio gymnopterus (Bleeker, 1856))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Caesio gymnopterus Bleeker, 1856)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gymnocaesio gymnoptera)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Caesio gymnopterus Bleeker, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnocaesio gymnopterus (Bleeker, 1856))
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 18 proteins) (from synonym Caesio gymnopterus Bleeker, 1856)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnocaesio gymnoptera USNM 424624 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnocaesio gymnoptera USNM 435461 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Gymnocaesio gymnopterus (Bleeker, 1856))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Caesio gymnopterus Bleeker, 1856)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gymnocaesio gymnoptera)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Caesio gymnopterus Bleeker, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnocaesio gymnopterus (Bleeker, 1856))
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 18 proteins) (from synonym Caesio gymnopterus Bleeker, 1856)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnocaesio gymnoptera USNM 424624 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnocaesio gymnoptera USNM 435461 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
