WoRMS taxon details
Lepisosteus platyrhincus DeKay, 1842
1017721 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1017721)
accepted
Species
Cylindrosteus megalops Fowler, 1911 · unaccepted
Lepisosteus platyrhynchus DeKay, 1842 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
DeKay, J. E. (1842). Zoology of New-York, or the New-York fauna; comprising detailed descriptions of all the animals hitherto observed within the state of New-York, with brief notices of those occasionally found near its borders, and accompanied by appropriate illustrations. Part IV. Fishes. <em>W. & A. White & J. Visscher, Albany. (part of: Natural History of New York).</em> i-xv + 1-415, Pls. 1-79. [Plates in separate volume; fishes, Pls. 1-79 [most in color].]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.2079 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Lepisosteus platyrhincus DeKay, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1017721 on 2026-02-24
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Nomenclature
original description
DeKay, J. E. (1842). Zoology of New-York, or the New-York fauna; comprising detailed descriptions of all the animals hitherto observed within the state of New-York, with brief notices of those occasionally found near its borders, and accompanied by appropriate illustrations. Part IV. Fishes. <em>W. & A. White & J. Visscher, Albany. (part of: Natural History of New York).</em> i-xv + 1-415, Pls. 1-79. [Plates in separate volume; fishes, Pls. 1-79 [most in color].]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.2079 [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
To Barcode of Life (13 barcodes)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lepisosteus platyrhincus)
To Fishbase (from synonym Cylindrosteus megalops Fowler, 1911)
To FishBase
To GenBank (171 nucleotides; 169 proteins) (from synonym Lepisosteus platyrhynchus DeKay, 1842)
To GenBank (171 nucleotides; 169 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lepisosteus platyrhincus)
To Fishbase (from synonym Cylindrosteus megalops Fowler, 1911)
To FishBase
To GenBank (171 nucleotides; 169 proteins) (from synonym Lepisosteus platyrhynchus DeKay, 1842)
To GenBank (171 nucleotides; 169 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
