WoRMS taxon details
Microlophichthys microlophus (Regan, 1925)
126568 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126568)
accepted
Species
Dolopichthys analogus Parr, 1927 · unaccepted
Dolopichthys exiguus Regan & Trewavas, 1932 · unaccepted
Dolopichthys implumis Regan & Trewavas, 1932 · unaccepted
Dolopichthys microlophus Regan, 1925 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Dolopichthys microlophus Regan, 1925) Regan, C.T. (1925). New ceratioid fishes from the N. Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Panama, collected by the 'Dana.'. <em>Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.</em> (Ser. 9), 15(89):561-567., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222932508633247 [details]
Distribution tropical and subtropical parts of all oceans, as far north as 41.5°N
Distribution tropical and subtropical parts of all oceans, as far north as 41.5°N [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Microlophichthys microlophus (Regan, 1925). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126568 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Dolopichthys analogus Parr, 1927) Parr, A. E. (1927). Ceratioidea. (Scientific results of the third oceanographic expedition of the "Pawnee" 1927). <em>Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University.</em> v. 3 (art. 1): 1-34. [details]
original description (of Dolopichthys exiguus Regan & Trewavas, 1932) Regan, C. T.; Trewavas E. (1932). Deep-sea angler-fishes (Ceratioidea). <em>Dana Report.</em> No. 2: 1-113, Pls. 1-10. [details]
original description (of Dolopichthys microlophus Regan, 1925) Regan, C.T. (1925). New ceratioid fishes from the N. Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Panama, collected by the 'Dana.'. <em>Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.</em> (Ser. 9), 15(89):561-567., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222932508633247 [details]
original description (of Dolopichthys implumis Regan & Trewavas, 1932) Regan, C. T.; Trewavas E. (1932). Deep-sea angler-fishes (Ceratioidea). <em>Dana Report.</em> No. 2: 1-113, Pls. 1-10. [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 Dolopichthys exiguus Regan & Trewavas, 1932) Regan, C. T.; Trewavas E. (1932). Deep-sea angler-fishes (Ceratioidea). <em>Dana Report.</em> No. 2: 1-113, Pls. 1-10. [details]
original description (of Dolopichthys microlophus Regan, 1925) Regan, C.T. (1925). New ceratioid fishes from the N. Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Panama, collected by the 'Dana.'. <em>Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.</em> (Ser. 9), 15(89):561-567., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222932508633247 [details]
original description (of Dolopichthys implumis Regan & Trewavas, 1932) Regan, C. T.; Trewavas E. (1932). Deep-sea angler-fishes (Ceratioidea). <em>Dana Report.</em> No. 2: 1-113, Pls. 1-10. [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) Roper, C. F. E.; Gibbs, Jr., R. H.; Aron, W. (1970). Ocean Acre: An Interim Report. Report to the U.S. Navy Underwater Sound Laboratory. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Nakaya, K., Yabe, M., Imamura, H., Romero, M. , Yoshida, M. (Eds.). (2009). Deep-sea fishes of Peru. <em>Japan Deep Sea Trawlers Association, Instituto del Mar del Perú.</em> [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [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]
context source (Bermuda) Roper, C. F. E.; Gibbs, Jr., R. H.; Aron, W. (1970). Ocean Acre: An Interim Report. Report to the U.S. Navy Underwater Sound Laboratory. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Nakaya, K., Yabe, M., Imamura, H., Romero, M. , Yoshida, M. (Eds.). (2009). Deep-sea fishes of Peru. <em>Japan Deep Sea Trawlers Association, Instituto del Mar del Perú.</em> [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution tropical and subtropical parts of all oceans, as far north as 41.5°N [details]Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat mesopelagic species [details]
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Dolopichthys exiguus Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Dolopichthys implumis Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Dolopichthys microlophus Regan, 1925)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Dolopichthys analogus Parr, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Microlophichthys microlophus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Dolopichthys analogus Parr, 1927)
To FishBase (from synonym Dolopichthys exiguus Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Dolopichthys implumis Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Dolopichthys microlophus Regan, 1925)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Dolopichthys microlophus Regan, 1925)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Dolopichthys exiguus Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Dolopichthys implumis Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Dolopichthys microlophus Regan, 1925)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Dolopichthys analogus Parr, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Microlophichthys microlophus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Dolopichthys analogus Parr, 1927)
To FishBase (from synonym Dolopichthys exiguus Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Dolopichthys implumis Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Dolopichthys microlophus Regan, 1925)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Dolopichthys microlophus Regan, 1925)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
