WoRMS taxon details
Hyperoplus immaculatus (Corbin, 1950)
126755 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126755)
accepted
Species
Ammodytes immaculatus Corbin, 1950 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ammodytes immaculatus Corbin, 1950) Corbin, P.G. (1950). <i>Ammodytes immaculatus</i>, a new species of sand-eel found in European seas. <em>Nature.</em> Lond. 166 (4221): 525-526., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/166525b0 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Hyperoplus immaculatus (Corbin, 1950). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126755 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ammodytes immaculatus Corbin, 1950) Corbin, P.G. (1950). <i>Ammodytes immaculatus</i>, a new species of sand-eel found in European seas. <em>Nature.</em> Lond. 166 (4221): 525-526., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/166525b0 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [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
Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. <i>J. Fish Biol. 41(Suppl. A)</i>: 1-37 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 525 [details]
additional source Pleijel, F.; Dales, R.P. (1991). Polychaetes: British Phyllodocoideans, Typhloscolecoideans and Tomopteroideans: keys and notes for the identification of the species. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 45. U.B.S.; W. Backhuys: Oegstgeest, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-73348-12-9. vii, 202 pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 525 [details]
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]
page(s): 525 [details]
additional source Pleijel, F.; Dales, R.P. (1991). Polychaetes: British Phyllodocoideans, Typhloscolecoideans and Tomopteroideans: keys and notes for the identification of the species. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 45. U.B.S.; W. Backhuys: Oegstgeest, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-73348-12-9. vii, 202 pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 525 [details]
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]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | uplettet tobiskonge | [details] |
| English | Corbin's sand-eelCorbin's sandeelCorbin's sand eel | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | uflekket storsil | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | uflekka storsil | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ammodytes immaculatus Corbin, 1950)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hyperoplus immaculatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Ammodytes immaculatus Corbin, 1950)
To FishBase
To GenBank (6543 nucleotides; 17 proteins)
To GenBank (6543 nucleotides; 17 proteins) (from synonym Ammodytes immaculatus Corbin, 1950)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ammodytes immaculatus Corbin, 1950)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hyperoplus immaculatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Ammodytes immaculatus Corbin, 1950)
To FishBase
To GenBank (6543 nucleotides; 17 proteins)
To GenBank (6543 nucleotides; 17 proteins) (from synonym Ammodytes immaculatus Corbin, 1950)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To ITIS