WoRMS taxon details
Mentodus facilis (Parr, 1951)
158724 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158724)
accepted
Species
Pellisolus facilis Parr, 1951 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Pellisolus facilis Parr, 1951) Parr, A. E. (1951). Preliminary revision of the Alepocephalidae, with the introduction of a new family, Searsidae. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 1531: 1-21. [details]
Distribution tropical and subtropical seas worldwide
Distribution tropical and subtropical seas worldwide [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Mentodus facilis (Parr, 1951). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158724 on 2026-05-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pellisolus facilis Parr, 1951) Parr, A. E. (1951). Preliminary revision of the Alepocephalidae, with the introduction of a new family, Searsidae. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 1531: 1-21. [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] 
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 (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [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]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution tropical and subtropical seas worldwide [details]Habitat nektonic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ネッタイハナメイワシ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Pellisolus facilis Parr, 1951)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mentodus facilis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pellisolus facilis Parr, 1951)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Pellisolus facilis Parr, 1951)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Pellisolus facilis Parr, 1951)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mentodus facilis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pellisolus facilis Parr, 1951)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Pellisolus facilis Parr, 1951)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
