WoRMS taxon details
Microstoma microstoma (Risso, 1810)
126724 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126724)
accepted
Species
Gasteropelecus microstoma Risso, 1810 · unaccepted
Microstoma argenteum Valenciennes, 1846 · unaccepted
Microstoma argenteum rotundatum Risso, 1827 · unaccepted
Microstoma mediterranea Cuvier, 1837 · unaccepted
Microstoma rotundata Risso, 1827 · unaccepted
Serpe microstoma Risso, 1810 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Gasteropelecus microstoma Risso, 1810) Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052
page(s): 356 [details]
page(s): 356 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Microstoma microstoma (Risso, 1810). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126724 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Microstoma argenteum Valenciennes, 1846) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1846). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome dix-huitième. Suite du livre dix-huitième. Cyprinoïdes. Livre dix-neuvième. Des Ésoces ou Lucioïdes. v. 18: i-xix + 2 pp. + 1-505 + 2 pp., Pls. 520-553. [details]
original description (of Gasteropelecus microstoma Risso, 1810) Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052
page(s): 356 [details]
original description (of Serpe microstoma Risso, 1810) Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052
page(s): 356 [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 Gasteropelecus microstoma Risso, 1810) Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052
page(s): 356 [details]
original description (of Serpe microstoma Risso, 1810) Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052
page(s): 356 [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]
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]
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). (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]
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]
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). (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
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | symadhja e hollëargjendina e hollë | [details] |
| English | slender argentine | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Μικρόστομα | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Gasteropelecus microstoma Risso, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Microstoma argenteum Valenciennes, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Microstoma rotundata Risso, 1827)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Microstoma mediterranea Cuvier, 1837)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Serpe microstoma Risso, 1810)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Microstoma microstoma)
To FishBase (from synonym Microstoma argenteum Valenciennes, 1846)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Microstoma rotundata Risso, 1827)
To FishBase (from synonym Microstoma mediterranea Cuvier, 1837)
To FishBase (from synonym Gasteropelecus microstoma Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Serpe microstoma Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Microstoma argenteum rotundatum Risso, 1827)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 13 proteins) (from synonym Serpe microstoma Risso, 1810)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 13 proteins) (from synonym Gasteropelecus microstoma Risso, 1810)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 13 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Microstoma microstoma RAD103994-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Microstoma argenteum Valenciennes, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Microstoma rotundata Risso, 1827)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Microstoma mediterranea Cuvier, 1837)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Serpe microstoma Risso, 1810)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Microstoma microstoma)
To FishBase (from synonym Microstoma argenteum Valenciennes, 1846)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Microstoma rotundata Risso, 1827)
To FishBase (from synonym Microstoma mediterranea Cuvier, 1837)
To FishBase (from synonym Gasteropelecus microstoma Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Serpe microstoma Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Microstoma argenteum rotundatum Risso, 1827)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 13 proteins) (from synonym Serpe microstoma Risso, 1810)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 13 proteins) (from synonym Gasteropelecus microstoma Risso, 1810)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 13 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Microstoma microstoma RAD103994-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
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