WoRMS

WoRMS taxon details

Melanostigma atlanticum Koefoed, 1952

AphiaID

127120 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127120)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Melanostigma Günther, 1881

Original name

Melanostigma atlanticum Koefoed, 1952

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Koefoed, E. (1952). Zeomorphi, Percomorphi, Plectognathi from the "Michael Sars" North Atlantic deep-sea expedition 1910. Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition 1910. 4 (pt 2, 2): 1-27, Pls. 1-3. [details]

Descriptive notes

Distribution New Brunswick to Virginia

Distribution New Brunswick to Virginia [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Melanostigma atlanticum Koefoed, 1952. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127120 on 2026-07-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2008-01-15 17:27:08Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Koefoed, E. (1952). Zeomorphi, Percomorphi, Plectognathi from the "Michael Sars" North Atlantic deep-sea expedition 1910. Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition 1910. 4 (pt 2, 2): 1-27, Pls. 1-3. [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, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 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. Scientific Data. 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 Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. No. 219. 731 pp. [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]