WoRMS taxon details
Magnisudis atlantica (Krøyer, 1868)
126359 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126359)
accepted
Species
Magnisudis barysoma Harry, 1953 · unaccepted
Paralepis atlantica Krøyer, 1868 · unaccepted
Paralepis atlantica atlantica Krøyer, 1868 · unaccepted
Paralepis atlanticus Krøyer, 1868 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Paralepis brevis Zugmayer, 1911 · unaccepted
Paralepis bronsoni (Parr, 1928) · unaccepted
Sudis bronsoni Parr, 1928 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Paralepis atlanticus Krøyer, 1868) Krøyer, H. N. (1868). To nye fiske fo den danske fauna. <em>Tidsskrift for fiskeri / udgivet af H. V. Fiedler og Arthur Ferrersen.</em> v. 2: 70-71. [details]
Distribution all oceans and polar seas from the Arctic to Antarctic; more common in northern Atlantic and Pacific
Distribution all oceans and polar seas from the Arctic to Antarctic; more common in northern Atlantic and Pacific [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Magnisudis atlantica (Krøyer, 1868). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126359 on 2025-12-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Magnisudis barysoma Harry, 1953) Harry, R. R. (1953). Studies on the bathypelagic fishes of the family Paralepididae. 1. Survey of the genera. <em>Pacific Science.</em> v. 7 (no. 2): 219-249. [details]
original description (of Paralepis atlanticus Krøyer, 1868) Krøyer, H. N. (1868). To nye fiske fo den danske fauna. <em>Tidsskrift for fiskeri / udgivet af H. V. Fiedler og Arthur Ferrersen.</em> v. 2: 70-71. [details]
original description (of Paralepis brevis Zugmayer, 1911) Zugmayer, E. (1911). Diagnoses de poissons nouveaux provenant des campagnes du yacht "Princesse-Alice" (1901 à 1910). <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique (Monaco).</em> No. 193: 1-14. [details]
original description (of Sudis bronsoni Parr, 1928) Parr, A. E. (1928). Deepsea fishes of the order Iniomi from the waters around the Bahama and Bermuda islands. With annotated keys to the Sudididae, Myctophidae, Scopelarchidae, Evermannellidae, Omosudidae, Cetomimidae and Rondeletidae of the world. (Scientific results of the third oceanographic expedition of the "Pawnee" 1927.). <em>Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University.</em> v. 3 (art. 3): 1-193. [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]
original description (of Paralepis atlanticus Krøyer, 1868) Krøyer, H. N. (1868). To nye fiske fo den danske fauna. <em>Tidsskrift for fiskeri / udgivet af H. V. Fiedler og Arthur Ferrersen.</em> v. 2: 70-71. [details]
original description (of Paralepis brevis Zugmayer, 1911) Zugmayer, E. (1911). Diagnoses de poissons nouveaux provenant des campagnes du yacht "Princesse-Alice" (1901 à 1910). <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique (Monaco).</em> No. 193: 1-14. [details]
original description (of Sudis bronsoni Parr, 1928) Parr, A. E. (1928). Deepsea fishes of the order Iniomi from the waters around the Bahama and Bermuda islands. With annotated keys to the Sudididae, Myctophidae, Scopelarchidae, Evermannellidae, Omosudidae, Cetomimidae and Rondeletidae of the world. (Scientific results of the third oceanographic expedition of the "Pawnee" 1927.). <em>Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University.</em> v. 3 (art. 3): 1-193. [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
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Harry, R. R. (1951). Deep-sea Fishes of the Bermuda Oceanographic Expeditions. Family Paralepididae. Zoologica, 36(1): 17-35 [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (Bermuda) Harry, R. R. (1951). Deep-sea Fishes of the Bermuda Oceanographic Expeditions. Family Paralepididae. Zoologica, 36(1): 17-35 [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). 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
Unreviewed
Diet Feed on small fishes and shrimps. [details]Distribution all oceans and polar seas from the Arctic to Antarctic; more common in northern Atlantic and Pacific [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat oceanic species of medium depth range; large adults approach the coasts in temperate and polar zones [details]
Predators Preyed upon by sharks, tuna, and whales [details]
Reproduction Spawns throughout the year in tropical and subtropical seas [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | kort lakstobis | [details] |
| English | duckbill barracudina | [details] |
| French | lussion à bec de canard [from synonym] | [details] |
| Japanese | クサビウロコエソ | [details] |
| Russian | веретенникАтлантическая барракудина | [details] |
| Spanish | barracudina pico de pato | [details] |
| Swedish | laxtobis | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (23 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Magnisudis barysoma Harry, 1953)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Paralepis atlantica atlantica Krøyer, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Paralepis atlantica Krøyer, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Sudis bronsoni Parr, 1928)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Paralepis brevis Zugmayer, 1911)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Paralepis atlanticus Krøyer, 1868)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Paralepis atlanticus Krøyer, 1868)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Paralepis atlantica atlantica Krøyer, 1868)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Paralepis atlantica Krøyer, 1868)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Magnisudis atlantica)
To FishBase (from synonym Paralepis atlantica Krøyer, 1868)
To FishBase (from synonym Paralepis atlanticus Krøyer, 1868)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Magnisudis barysoma Harry, 1953)
To FishBase (from synonym Paralepis brevis Zugmayer, 1911)
To FishBase (from synonym Paralepis bronsoni (Parr, 1928))
To FishBase (from synonym Sudis bronsoni Parr, 1928)
To FishBase (from synonym Paralepis atlantica atlantica Krøyer, 1868)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 34 proteins) (from synonym Paralepis atlanticus Krøyer, 1868)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 34 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Paralepis coregonoides P08690 illustration)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Paralepis atlantica Krøyer, 1868)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Magnisudis barysoma Harry, 1953)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Paralepis atlantica atlantica Krøyer, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Paralepis atlantica Krøyer, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Sudis bronsoni Parr, 1928)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Paralepis brevis Zugmayer, 1911)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Paralepis atlanticus Krøyer, 1868)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Paralepis atlanticus Krøyer, 1868)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Paralepis atlantica atlantica Krøyer, 1868)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Paralepis atlantica Krøyer, 1868)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Magnisudis atlantica)
To FishBase (from synonym Paralepis atlantica Krøyer, 1868)
To FishBase (from synonym Paralepis atlanticus Krøyer, 1868)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Magnisudis barysoma Harry, 1953)
To FishBase (from synonym Paralepis brevis Zugmayer, 1911)
To FishBase (from synonym Paralepis bronsoni (Parr, 1928))
To FishBase (from synonym Sudis bronsoni Parr, 1928)
To FishBase (from synonym Paralepis atlantica atlantica Krøyer, 1868)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 34 proteins) (from synonym Paralepis atlanticus Krøyer, 1868)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 34 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Paralepis coregonoides P08690 illustration)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Paralepis atlantica Krøyer, 1868)
To ITIS
