WoRMS taxon details
Mystriophis rostellatus (Richardson, 1848)
281612 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:281612)
accepted
Species
Ophichthys rostellatus (Richardson, 1848) · unaccepted
Ophisurus rostellatus Richardson, 1848 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophisurus rostellatus Richardson, 1848) Richardson, J. (1844-1848). Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R. N., F. R. S. <em>In: J. Richardson & J. E. Gray (eds.): The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir J. C. Ross, R. N., F. R. S., during the years 1839 to 1843. E. W. Janson, London.</em> v. 2 (2): i-viii + 1-139, Pls. 1-60. [1844: 1-16; 1845: 17-52; 1846: 53-74; 1848: i-viii + 75-139. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Mystriophis rostellatus (Richardson, 1848). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=281612 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ophisurus rostellatus Richardson, 1848) Richardson, J. (1844-1848). Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R. N., F. R. S. <em>In: J. Richardson & J. E. Gray (eds.): The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir J. C. Ross, R. N., F. R. S., during the years 1839 to 1843. E. W. Janson, London.</em> v. 2 (2): i-viii + 1-139, Pls. 1-60. [1844: 1-16; 1845: 17-52; 1846: 53-74; 1848: i-viii + 75-139. [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
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Ophisurus rostellatus Richardson, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Ophichthys rostellatus (Richardson, 1848))
To FishBase (from synonym Ophisurus rostellatus Richardson, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophichthys rostellatus (Richardson, 1848))
To FishBase
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Ophisurus rostellatus Richardson, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Ophichthys rostellatus (Richardson, 1848))
To FishBase (from synonym Ophisurus rostellatus Richardson, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophichthys rostellatus (Richardson, 1848))
To FishBase
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
