WoRMS taxon details
Mulloidichthys dentatus (Gill, 1862)
277990 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:277990)
accepted
Species
Pseudupeneus dentatus (Gill, 1862) · unaccepted
Pseudupeneus rathbuni (Evermann & Jenkins, 1891) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Pseudupeneus xanthogrammus (Gilbert, 1892) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Upeneus dentatus Gill, 1862 · unaccepted
Upeneus rathbuni Evermann & Jenkins, 1891 · unaccepted
Upeneus xanthogrammus Gilbert, 1892 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Upeneus dentatus Gill, 1862) Gill, T. N. (1862). Catalogue of the fishes of Lower California in the Smithsonian Institution collected by Mr. J. Xantus. Part III. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 14: 249-262. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Mulloidichthys dentatus (Gill, 1862). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=277990 on 2026-01-28
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Upeneus xanthogrammus Gilbert, 1892) Gilbert, C. H. (1892). Descriptions of thirty-four new species of fishes collected in 1888 and 1889, principally among the Santa Barbara Islands and in the Gulf of California. <em>In: Scientific results of explorations by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross. Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 14 (no. 880): 539-566. [details]
original description (of Upeneus dentatus Gill, 1862) Gill, T. N. (1862). Catalogue of the fishes of Lower California in the Smithsonian Institution collected by Mr. J. Xantus. Part III. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 14: 249-262. [details]
original description (of Upeneus rathbuni Evermann & Jenkins, 1891) Evermann, B. W.; Jenkins, O. P. (1891). Report upon a collection of fishes made at Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, with descriptions of new species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 14 (no. 846): 121-165, Pls. 1-2. [details]
original description (of Upeneus dentatus Gill, 1862) Gill, T. N. (1862). Catalogue of the fishes of Lower California in the Smithsonian Institution collected by Mr. J. Xantus. Part III. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 14: 249-262. [details]
original description (of Upeneus rathbuni Evermann & Jenkins, 1891) Evermann, B. W.; Jenkins, O. P. (1891). Report upon a collection of fishes made at Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, with descriptions of new species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 14 (no. 846): 121-165, Pls. 1-2. [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 (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 Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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
To Barcode of Life (16 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Upeneus dentatus Gill, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Upeneus xanthogrammus Gilbert, 1892)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mulloidichthys dentatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Upeneus dentatus Gill, 1862)
To Fishbase (from synonym Pseudupeneus dentatus (Gill, 1862))
To FishBase (from synonym Upeneus xanthogrammus Gilbert, 1892)
To FishBase
To GenBank (89 nucleotides; 86 proteins)
To GenBank (89 nucleotides; 86 proteins) (from synonym Upeneus dentatus Gill, 1862)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mulloidichthys dentatus RAD111060-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mulloidichthys dentatus RAD111060-002)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Upeneus dentatus RAD111059-001) (from synonym Upeneus dentatus Gill, 1862)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Upeneus dentatus RAD111059-002) (from synonym Upeneus dentatus Gill, 1862)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Upeneus xanthogrammus RAD111121-001) (from synonym Upeneus xanthogrammus Gilbert, 1892)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Upeneus xanthogrammus RAD111121-002) (from synonym Upeneus xanthogrammus Gilbert, 1892)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Upeneus dentatus Gill, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Upeneus xanthogrammus Gilbert, 1892)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mulloidichthys dentatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Upeneus dentatus Gill, 1862)
To Fishbase (from synonym Pseudupeneus dentatus (Gill, 1862))
To FishBase (from synonym Upeneus xanthogrammus Gilbert, 1892)
To FishBase
To GenBank (89 nucleotides; 86 proteins)
To GenBank (89 nucleotides; 86 proteins) (from synonym Upeneus dentatus Gill, 1862)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mulloidichthys dentatus RAD111060-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mulloidichthys dentatus RAD111060-002)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Upeneus dentatus RAD111059-001) (from synonym Upeneus dentatus Gill, 1862)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Upeneus dentatus RAD111059-002) (from synonym Upeneus dentatus Gill, 1862)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Upeneus xanthogrammus RAD111121-001) (from synonym Upeneus xanthogrammus Gilbert, 1892)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Upeneus xanthogrammus RAD111121-002) (from synonym Upeneus xanthogrammus Gilbert, 1892)
To ITIS
