WoRMS taxon details
Nocomis biguttatus (Kirtland, 1840)
1021410 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1021410)
accepted
Species
Ceratichthys cyclotis Cope, 1865 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ceratichthys stigmaticus Cope, 1865 · unaccepted (synonym)
Hybopsis biguttatus (Kirtland, 1840) · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Luxilus kentuckiensis Rafinesque, 1820 · unaccepted (ambiguous synonym)
Nocomis nebracensis Girard, 1856 · unaccepted
Semotilus biguttatus Kirtland, 1840 · unaccepted (synonym)
(of Semotilus biguttatus Kirtland, 1840) Kirtland, J. P. (1840). Descriptions of the fishes of the Ohio River and its tributaries. <em>Boston Journal of Natural History.</em> v. 3 (nos 3-4) (art. 10, 17): 338-352; 469-482, Pls. 4-6, 27-29. [(for July 1840. Nov. 1940). No. 4 containing p. 469-482, Pls. 27-29 possible published in 1841. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Nocomis biguttatus (Kirtland, 1840). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1021410 on 2026-01-08
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Semotilus biguttatus Kirtland, 1840) Kirtland, J. P. (1840). Descriptions of the fishes of the Ohio River and its tributaries. <em>Boston Journal of Natural History.</em> v. 3 (nos 3-4) (art. 10, 17): 338-352; 469-482, Pls. 4-6, 27-29. [(for July 1840. Nov. 1940). No. 4 containing p. 469-482, Pls. 27-29 possible published in 1841. [details]
original description (of Nocomis nebracensis 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 Ceratichthys stigmaticus Cope, 1865) Cope, E. D. (1865). Partial catalogue of the cold-blooded Vertebrata of Michigan. Part I. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 16: 276-285.
page(s): 278 [details]
original description (of Ceratichthys cyclotis Cope, 1865) Cope, E. D. (1865). Partial catalogue of the cold-blooded Vertebrata of Michigan. Part I. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 16: 276-285.
page(s): 277 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Nocomis nebracensis 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 Ceratichthys stigmaticus Cope, 1865) Cope, E. D. (1865). Partial catalogue of the cold-blooded Vertebrata of Michigan. Part I. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 16: 276-285.
page(s): 278 [details]
original description (of Ceratichthys cyclotis Cope, 1865) Cope, E. D. (1865). Partial catalogue of the cold-blooded Vertebrata of Michigan. Part I. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 16: 276-285.
page(s): 277 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (31 barcodes)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nocomis biguttatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Semotilus biguttatus Kirtland, 1840)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Luxilus kentuckiensis Rafinesque, 1820)
To Fishbase (from synonym Nocomis nebracensis Girard, 1856)
To Fishbase (from synonym Ceratichthys stigmaticus Cope, 1865)
To Fishbase (from synonym Ceratichthys cyclotis Cope, 1865)
To GenBank (89 nucleotides; 126 proteins)
To GenBank (89 nucleotides; 126 proteins) (from synonym Semotilus biguttatus Kirtland, 1840)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nocomis biguttatus P12500 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nocomis biguttatus P15358 illustration)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nocomis biguttatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Semotilus biguttatus Kirtland, 1840)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Luxilus kentuckiensis Rafinesque, 1820)
To Fishbase (from synonym Nocomis nebracensis Girard, 1856)
To Fishbase (from synonym Ceratichthys stigmaticus Cope, 1865)
To Fishbase (from synonym Ceratichthys cyclotis Cope, 1865)
To GenBank (89 nucleotides; 126 proteins)
To GenBank (89 nucleotides; 126 proteins) (from synonym Semotilus biguttatus Kirtland, 1840)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nocomis biguttatus P12500 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nocomis biguttatus P15358 illustration)
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