WoRMS taxon details
Mylocheilus caurinus (Richardson, 1836)
281605 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:281605)
accepted
Species
Clarkina caurina (Richardson, 1836) · unaccepted
Cyprinus caurinus Richardson, 1836 · unaccepted
Mylocheilus fraterculus Girard, 1856 · unaccepted
Mylocheilus lateralis Agassiz & Pickering, 1855 · unaccepted
(of Cyprinus caurinus Richardson, 1836) Richardson, J. (1836). The Fish. In: Fauna Boreali-Americana; or the zoology of the northern parts of British America: containing descriptions of the objects of natural history collected on the late northern land expeditions, under the command of Sir John Franklin, R.N. <em>J. Bentley, London.</em> Part 3: i-xv + 1-327, Pls. 74-97. [Reference was incorrectly given as 1837; correct date is 1836 (WNE June 12, 2015).]. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Mylocheilus caurinus (Richardson, 1836). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=281605 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cyprinus caurinus Richardson, 1836) Richardson, J. (1836). The Fish. In: Fauna Boreali-Americana; or the zoology of the northern parts of British America: containing descriptions of the objects of natural history collected on the late northern land expeditions, under the command of Sir John Franklin, R.N. <em>J. Bentley, London.</em> Part 3: i-xv + 1-327, Pls. 74-97. [Reference was incorrectly given as 1837; correct date is 1836 (WNE June 12, 2015).]. [details]
original description (of Mylocheilus fraterculus Girard, 1856) Girard, C. F. (1856). Researches upon the cyprinoid fishes inhabiting the fresh waters of the United States, west of the Mississippi Valley, from specimens in the museum of the Smithsonian Institution. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 8: 165-213.pp. 1-49,. [details]
original description (of Mylocheilus lateralis Agassiz & Pickering, 1855) Agassiz, L. (1855). Art. XXII.--Synopsis of the ichthyological fauna of the Pacific slope of North America, chiefly from the collections made by the U. S. Expl. Exped. under the command of Capt. C. Wilkes, with recent additions and comparisons with eastern types. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts (Series 2).</em> v. 19 (no. 56): 215-231. [details]
original description (of Mylocheilus fraterculus Girard, 1856) Girard, C. F. (1856). Researches upon the cyprinoid fishes inhabiting the fresh waters of the United States, west of the Mississippi Valley, from specimens in the museum of the Smithsonian Institution. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 8: 165-213.pp. 1-49,. [details]
original description (of Mylocheilus lateralis Agassiz & Pickering, 1855) Agassiz, L. (1855). Art. XXII.--Synopsis of the ichthyological fauna of the Pacific slope of North America, chiefly from the collections made by the U. S. Expl. Exped. under the command of Capt. C. Wilkes, with recent additions and comparisons with eastern types. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts (Series 2).</em> v. 19 (no. 56): 215-231. [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
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 (1 publication) (from synonym Clarkina caurina (Richardson, 1836))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Mylocheilus fraterculus Girard, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Mylocheilus lateralis Agassiz & Pickering, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Cyprinus caurinus Richardson, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (72 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mylocheilus caurinus)
To Fishbase (from synonym Cyprinus caurinus Richardson, 1836)
To Fishbase (from synonym Mylocheilus lateralis Agassiz & Pickering, 1855)
To Fishbase (from synonym Mylocheilus fraterculus Girard, 1856)
To GenBank (50 nucleotides; 73 proteins) (from synonym Clarkina caurina (Richardson, 1836))
To GenBank (50 nucleotides; 73 proteins) (from synonym Cyprinus caurinus Richardson, 1836)
To GenBank (50 nucleotides; 73 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mylocheilus caurinus USNM 58391 radiograph latearl view, plate 1, first 2 specimens)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mylocheilus caurinus USNM 58391 radiograph latearl view, plate 1, first 2 specimens)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mylocheilus fraterculus USNM 211 syntype photograph intermediate lateral view) (from synonym Mylocheilus fraterculus Girard, 1856)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mylocheilus fraterculus USNM 211 syntype photograph intermediate ventral view) (from synonym Mylocheilus fraterculus Girard, 1856)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Clarkina caurina (Richardson, 1836))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Mylocheilus fraterculus Girard, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Mylocheilus lateralis Agassiz & Pickering, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Cyprinus caurinus Richardson, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (72 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mylocheilus caurinus)
To Fishbase (from synonym Cyprinus caurinus Richardson, 1836)
To Fishbase (from synonym Mylocheilus lateralis Agassiz & Pickering, 1855)
To Fishbase (from synonym Mylocheilus fraterculus Girard, 1856)
To GenBank (50 nucleotides; 73 proteins) (from synonym Clarkina caurina (Richardson, 1836))
To GenBank (50 nucleotides; 73 proteins) (from synonym Cyprinus caurinus Richardson, 1836)
To GenBank (50 nucleotides; 73 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mylocheilus caurinus USNM 58391 radiograph latearl view, plate 1, first 2 specimens)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mylocheilus caurinus USNM 58391 radiograph latearl view, plate 1, first 2 specimens)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mylocheilus fraterculus USNM 211 syntype photograph intermediate lateral view) (from synonym Mylocheilus fraterculus Girard, 1856)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mylocheilus fraterculus USNM 211 syntype photograph intermediate ventral view) (from synonym Mylocheilus fraterculus Girard, 1856)
To ITIS
