WoRMS taxon details
Metavelifer multiradiatus (Regan, 1907)
217885 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217885)
accepted
Species
Velifer multiradiatus Regan, 1907 · unaccepted
Velifer multispinosus Smith, 1951 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Velifer multiradiatus Regan, 1907) Regan, C. T. (1907). Descriptions of the teleostean fish Velifer hypselopterus, and of a new species of the genus Velifer. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1907 (pt 3) (art. 4) (for 18 June 1907): 633-634. [details]
Note Type species of the genus.
Unreviewed
Type species Type species of the genus. [details]
Description Occurs on the continental shelf (Ref. 9563); also the continental slope and sea mounts (Ref. 559).
Description Occurs on the continental shelf (Ref. 9563); also the continental slope and sea mounts (Ref. 559). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Metavelifer multiradiatus (Regan, 1907). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217885 on 2026-07-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Velifer multiradiatus Regan, 1907) Regan, C. T. (1907). Descriptions of the teleostean fish Velifer hypselopterus, and of a new species of the genus Velifer. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1907 (pt 3) (art. 4) (for 18 June 1907): 633-634. [details]
original description (of Velifer multispinosus Smith, 1951) Smith, J. L. B. (1951). The fishes of the family Veliferidae from South East Africa. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (Series 12) v. 4 (no. 41) (art. 49): 497-510, Pls. 10-12. [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]
original description (of Velifer multispinosus Smith, 1951) Smith, J. L. B. (1951). The fishes of the family Veliferidae from South East Africa. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (Series 12) v. 4 (no. 41) (art. 49): 497-510, Pls. 10-12. [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
additional source
King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Occurs on the continental shelf (Ref. 9563); also the continental slope and sea mounts (Ref. 559). [details]Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Type species Type species of the genus. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヒメクサアジ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (17 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Velifer multiradiatus Regan, 1907)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Metavelifer multiradiatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Velifer multiradiatus Regan, 1907)
To FishBase (from synonym Velifer multispinosus Smith, 1951)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 32 proteins) (from synonym Velifer multiradiatus Regan, 1907)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 32 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Velifer multiradiatus Regan, 1907; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3112884) (from synonym Velifer multiradiatus Regan, 1907)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Metavelifer multiradiatus FIN035013 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Metavelifer multiradiatus FIN035013B Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Velifer multiradiatus Regan, 1907)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Metavelifer multiradiatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Velifer multiradiatus Regan, 1907)
To FishBase (from synonym Velifer multispinosus Smith, 1951)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 32 proteins) (from synonym Velifer multiradiatus Regan, 1907)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 32 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Velifer multiradiatus Regan, 1907; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3112884) (from synonym Velifer multiradiatus Regan, 1907)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Metavelifer multiradiatus FIN035013 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Metavelifer multiradiatus FIN035013B Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
