WoRMS taxon details
Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson, 1848
126306 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126306)
accepted
Species
Belonopsis leuchtenbergi (Lowe, 1852) · unaccepted
Cercomitus flagellifer Weber, 1913 · unaccepted
Investigator acanthonotus (Alcock, 1894) · unaccepted
Leptocephalus andreae Schmidt, 1912 · unaccepted
Leptocephalus canaricus Lea, 1913 · unaccepted
Leptorhynchus leuchtenbergi Lowe, 1852 · unaccepted
Nematoprora polygonifera Gilbert, 1905 · unaccepted
Nemichthys acanthonotus Alcock, 1894 · unaccepted
Nemichthys avocetta Jordan & Gilbert, 1881 · unaccepted
Nemichthys fronto Garman, 1899 · unaccepted
Nemichthys gaussiana (Pappenheim, 1914) · unaccepted
Nemichthys mediterraneus Ariola, 1904 · unaccepted
Nemichthys scalopaceus Richardson, 1848 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Nemichthys scolopacea Richardson, 1848 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Paravocettinops trilinearis Kanazawa & Maul, 1967 · unaccepted
Tilurella gaussiana Pappenheim, 1914 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Richardson, J. (1848). Fishes. <em>In: A. Adams (ed.). The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Samarang; under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, during the years 1843-1846. Reeve & Benham, London.</em> Pp. 1-28, Pls. 1-10. [details]
Distribution Banquereau Bank to the Caribbean Sea
Distribution Banquereau Bank to the Caribbean Sea [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson, 1848. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126306 on 2025-05-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Richardson, J. (1848). Fishes. <em>In: A. Adams (ed.). The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Samarang; under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, during the years 1843-1846. Reeve & Benham, London.</em> Pp. 1-28, Pls. 1-10. [details]
original description (of Nemichthys acanthonotus Alcock, 1894) Alcock, A. W. (1894). Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,', Commander C. F. Oldham, R. N., commanding. Series II., No. 11. An account of a recent collection of bathybial fishes from the Bay of Bengal and from the Laccadive Sea. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> v. 63 (pt 2): 115-137, Pls. 6-7. [Also as a separate, pp. 1-23, with original pagination at bottom.]. [details]
original description (of Nemichthys avocetta Jordan & Gilbert, 1881) Jordan, D. S.; Gilbert, C. H. (1881). Description of a new species of Nemichthys (Nemichthys avocetta), from Puget Sound. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 3 (no. 170): 409-410. [details]
original description (of Nemichthys fronto Garman, 1899) Garman, S. (1899). The Fishes. <em>In: Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands ... by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross," during 1891 ... No. XXVI. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24: Text: 1-431, Atlas: Pls. 1-85 + A-N.</em> [details]
original description (of Nemichthys mediterraneus Ariola, 1904) Ariola, V. (1904). Due pesci abissale del Mediterraneo. <em>L'Acquicoltura Lombarda, Bollettino Mensile.</em> 6 (5): 125-130, 2. [details]
original description (of Cercomitus flagellifer Weber, 1913) Weber, M. (1913). Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition. <em>E. J. Brill, Leiden.</em> i-xii + 1-710, Pls. 1-12. [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 Nemichthys acanthonotus Alcock, 1894) Alcock, A. W. (1894). Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,', Commander C. F. Oldham, R. N., commanding. Series II., No. 11. An account of a recent collection of bathybial fishes from the Bay of Bengal and from the Laccadive Sea. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> v. 63 (pt 2): 115-137, Pls. 6-7. [Also as a separate, pp. 1-23, with original pagination at bottom.]. [details]
original description (of Nemichthys avocetta Jordan & Gilbert, 1881) Jordan, D. S.; Gilbert, C. H. (1881). Description of a new species of Nemichthys (Nemichthys avocetta), from Puget Sound. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 3 (no. 170): 409-410. [details]
original description (of Nemichthys fronto Garman, 1899) Garman, S. (1899). The Fishes. <em>In: Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands ... by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross," during 1891 ... No. XXVI. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24: Text: 1-431, Atlas: Pls. 1-85 + A-N.</em> [details]
original description (of Nemichthys mediterraneus Ariola, 1904) Ariola, V. (1904). Due pesci abissale del Mediterraneo. <em>L'Acquicoltura Lombarda, Bollettino Mensile.</em> 6 (5): 125-130, 2. [details]
original description (of Cercomitus flagellifer Weber, 1913) Weber, M. (1913). Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition. <em>E. J. Brill, Leiden.</em> i-xii + 1-710, Pls. 1-12. [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) Mowbray, L. L. (1922). Habit note on snipe eel. Copeia, 108: 49 [details]
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 Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (Bermuda) Mowbray, L. L. (1922). Habit note on snipe eel. Copeia, 108: 49 [details]
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 Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feed on crustaceans while swimming with its mouth open [details]Distribution Banquereau Bank to the Caribbean Sea [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat Occasionally found in Canadian Atlantic waters. Found at depths of 91- 2000 m, usually below 400 m. [details]
Reproduction Oviparous; external fertilization; planktonic leptocephali [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | sneppeål | [details] |
| English | slender snipe-eelslender snipe eel | [details] |
| French | avocette ruban | [details] |
| Japanese | シギウナギ | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | snipeål | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | snipeål | [details] |
| Russian | угорь-ниткаНитехвостый (куликоротый) угорь | [details] |
| Spanish | tijera esbelta | [details] |
| Swedish | trådål | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (68 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Leptocephalus canaricus Lea, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Belonopsis leuchtenbergi (Lowe, 1852))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Nematoprora polygonifera Gilbert, 1905)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Nemichthys fronto Garman, 1899)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Nemichthys mediterraneus Ariola, 1904)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Tilurella gaussiana Pappenheim, 1914)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Nemichthys scolopacea Richardson, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Cercomitus flagellifer Weber, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Leptorhynchus leuchtenbergi Lowe, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Nemichthys scalopaceus Richardson, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications) (from synonym Nemichthys avocetta Jordan & Gilbert, 1881)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Nemichthys acanthonotus Alcock, 1894)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (81 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nemichthys acanthonotus) (from synonym Nemichthys acanthonotus Alcock, 1894)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nemichthys scolopaceus)
To FishBase (from synonym Nemichthys avocetta Jordan & Gilbert, 1881)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Nemichthys fronto Garman, 1899)
To FishBase (from synonym Nemichthys gaussiana (Pappenheim, 1914))
To FishBase (from synonym Nemichthys mediterraneus Ariola, 1904)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus andreae Schmidt, 1912)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus canaricus Lea, 1913)
To FishBase (from synonym Nemichthys scolopacea Richardson, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Nematoprora polygonifera Gilbert, 1905)
To FishBase (from synonym Investigator acanthonotus (Alcock, 1894))
To FishBase (from synonym Leptorhynchus leuchtenbergi Lowe, 1852)
To FishBase (from synonym Cercomitus flagellifer Weber, 1913)
To FishBase (from synonym Belonopsis leuchtenbergi (Lowe, 1852))
To FishBase (from synonym Nemichthys scalopaceus Richardson, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Nemichthys acanthonotus Alcock, 1894)
To FishBase (from synonym Tilurella gaussiana Pappenheim, 1914)
To FishBase (from synonym Paravocettinops trilinearis Kanazawa & Maul, 1967)
To FishBase images (Nemichthys scolopaceus, Canada, by Román Marcote, E.)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Nemichthys acanthonotus Alcock, 1894)
To GenBank (60 nucleotides; 72 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nematoprora polygonifera P09076 illustration) (from synonym Nematoprora polygonifera Gilbert, 1905)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nemichthys scolopaceus RAD118598-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nemichthys scolopaceus USNM 405010 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Paravocettinops trilinearis RAD118600-001) (from synonym Paravocettinops trilinearis Kanazawa & Maul, 1967)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Paravocettinops trilinearis RAD118600-001) (from synonym Paravocettinops trilinearis Kanazawa & Maul, 1967)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (68 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Leptocephalus canaricus Lea, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Belonopsis leuchtenbergi (Lowe, 1852))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Nematoprora polygonifera Gilbert, 1905)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Nemichthys fronto Garman, 1899)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Nemichthys mediterraneus Ariola, 1904)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Tilurella gaussiana Pappenheim, 1914)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Nemichthys scolopacea Richardson, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Cercomitus flagellifer Weber, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Leptorhynchus leuchtenbergi Lowe, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Nemichthys scalopaceus Richardson, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications) (from synonym Nemichthys avocetta Jordan & Gilbert, 1881)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Nemichthys acanthonotus Alcock, 1894)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (81 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nemichthys acanthonotus) (from synonym Nemichthys acanthonotus Alcock, 1894)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nemichthys scolopaceus)
To FishBase (from synonym Nemichthys avocetta Jordan & Gilbert, 1881)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Nemichthys fronto Garman, 1899)
To FishBase (from synonym Nemichthys gaussiana (Pappenheim, 1914))
To FishBase (from synonym Nemichthys mediterraneus Ariola, 1904)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus andreae Schmidt, 1912)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus canaricus Lea, 1913)
To FishBase (from synonym Nemichthys scolopacea Richardson, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Nematoprora polygonifera Gilbert, 1905)
To FishBase (from synonym Investigator acanthonotus (Alcock, 1894))
To FishBase (from synonym Leptorhynchus leuchtenbergi Lowe, 1852)
To FishBase (from synonym Cercomitus flagellifer Weber, 1913)
To FishBase (from synonym Belonopsis leuchtenbergi (Lowe, 1852))
To FishBase (from synonym Nemichthys scalopaceus Richardson, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Nemichthys acanthonotus Alcock, 1894)
To FishBase (from synonym Tilurella gaussiana Pappenheim, 1914)
To FishBase (from synonym Paravocettinops trilinearis Kanazawa & Maul, 1967)
To FishBase images (Nemichthys scolopaceus, Canada, by Román Marcote, E.)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Nemichthys acanthonotus Alcock, 1894)
To GenBank (60 nucleotides; 72 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nematoprora polygonifera P09076 illustration) (from synonym Nematoprora polygonifera Gilbert, 1905)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nemichthys scolopaceus RAD118598-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nemichthys scolopaceus USNM 405010 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Paravocettinops trilinearis RAD118600-001) (from synonym Paravocettinops trilinearis Kanazawa & Maul, 1967)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Paravocettinops trilinearis RAD118600-001) (from synonym Paravocettinops trilinearis Kanazawa & Maul, 1967)
To PESI
To ITIS
