WoRMS taxon details
Nemipterus hexodon (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
278124 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:278124)
accepted
Species
Dentex hexodon Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 · unaccepted
Dentex notatus Day, 1871 · unaccepted (synonym)
Dentex ruber Valenciennes, 1830 · unaccepted
Dentex taeniopterus Valenciennes, 1830 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Nemipterus hexadon (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Synagris hexodon (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) · unaccepted
Synagris taeniopterus (Valenciennes, 1830) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Dentex hexodon Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1824-1825). Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. <em>In: Freycinet, L. de, Voyage autour du Monde...exécuté sur les corvettes de L. M.</em> 192-401 [1-328 in 1824; 329-616 in 1825], Atlas pls. 43-65., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40871183#page/204/mode/1up [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Nemipterus hexodon (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=278124 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Dentex hexodon Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1824-1825). Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. <em>In: Freycinet, L. de, Voyage autour du Monde...exécuté sur les corvettes de L. M.</em> 192-401 [1-328 in 1824; 329-616 in 1825], Atlas pls. 43-65., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40871183#page/204/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Dentex notatus Day, 1871) Day, F. (1871). On the fishes of the Andaman Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1870 (pt 3): 677-705 [1-29].
page(s): 684 [8] [details]
original description (of Dentex ruber Valenciennes, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides. <em>Tome sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides.</em> v. 6: i-xxiv + 6 pp. + 1-559, Pls. 141-169. [Valenciennes is author of pp. 1-425, 493-559; Cuvier 426-491. i-xviii + 1-470 in Strasbourg ed.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4436643 [details]
original description (of Dentex taeniopterus Valenciennes, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides. <em>Tome sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides.</em> v. 6: i-xxiv + 6 pp. + 1-559, Pls. 141-169. [Valenciennes is author of pp. 1-425, 493-559; Cuvier 426-491. i-xviii + 1-470 in Strasbourg ed.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4436643 [details]
original description (of Dentex notatus Day, 1871) Day, F. (1871). On the fishes of the Andaman Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1870 (pt 3): 677-705 [1-29].
page(s): 684 [8] [details]
original description (of Dentex ruber Valenciennes, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides. <em>Tome sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides.</em> v. 6: i-xxiv + 6 pp. + 1-559, Pls. 141-169. [Valenciennes is author of pp. 1-425, 493-559; Cuvier 426-491. i-xviii + 1-470 in Strasbourg ed.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4436643 [details]
original description (of Dentex taeniopterus Valenciennes, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides. <em>Tome sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides.</em> v. 6: i-xxiv + 6 pp. + 1-559, Pls. 141-169. [Valenciennes is author of pp. 1-425, 493-559; Cuvier 426-491. i-xviii + 1-470 in Strasbourg ed.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4436643 [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 (HKRMS)
ERM. (1998). Fisheries resources and fishing operations in Hong Kong waters. Final report. Submitted to Agriculture & Fisheries Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [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 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
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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 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
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (52 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Dentex taeniopterus Valenciennes, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Dentex ruber Valenciennes, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Dentex hexodon Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Synagris hexodon (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Dentex notatus Day, 1871)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nemipterus hexodon)
To FishBase (from synonym Dentex ruber Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Dentex taeniopterus Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Dentex hexodon Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To FishBase (from synonym Nemipterus hexadon (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824))
To FishBase (from synonym Synagris hexodon (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824))
To FishBase (from synonym Dentex notatus Day, 1871)
To GenBank (90 nucleotides; 90 proteins) (from synonym Nemipterus hexadon (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824))
To GenBank (90 nucleotides; 90 proteins) (from synonym Dentex hexodon Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To GenBank (90 nucleotides; 90 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nemipterus hexodon USNM 408844 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nemipterus hexodon USNM 435601 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Dentex taeniopterus Valenciennes, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Dentex ruber Valenciennes, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Dentex hexodon Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Synagris hexodon (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Dentex notatus Day, 1871)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nemipterus hexodon)
To FishBase (from synonym Dentex ruber Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Dentex taeniopterus Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Dentex hexodon Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To FishBase (from synonym Nemipterus hexadon (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824))
To FishBase (from synonym Synagris hexodon (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824))
To FishBase (from synonym Dentex notatus Day, 1871)
To GenBank (90 nucleotides; 90 proteins) (from synonym Nemipterus hexadon (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824))
To GenBank (90 nucleotides; 90 proteins) (from synonym Dentex hexodon Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To GenBank (90 nucleotides; 90 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nemipterus hexodon USNM 408844 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nemipterus hexodon USNM 435601 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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