WoRMS taxon details
Normichthys operosus Parr, 1951
126745 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126745)
accepted
Species
Normichthys operosa Parr, 1951 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Normichthys operosa islandica Parr, 1960 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Parr, A. E. (1951). Preliminary revision of the Alepocephalidae, with the introduction of a new family, Searsidae. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 1531: 1-21. [details]
Distribution Emerald Bank to off Georges Bank; Iceland and western part of British Isles to Portugal including Azores Island
Distribution Emerald Bank to off Georges Bank; Iceland and western part of British Isles to Portugal including Azores Island [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Normichthys operosus Parr, 1951. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126745 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Parr, A. E. (1951). Preliminary revision of the Alepocephalidae, with the introduction of a new family, Searsidae. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 1531: 1-21. [details]
original description (of Normichthys operosa Parr, 1951) Parr, A. E. (1951). Preliminary revision of the Alepocephalidae, with the introduction of a new family, Searsidae. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 1531: 1-21. [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 Normichthys operosa Parr, 1951) Parr, A. E. (1951). Preliminary revision of the Alepocephalidae, with the introduction of a new family, Searsidae. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 1531: 1-21. [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]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [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 Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Emerald Bank to off Georges Bank; Iceland and western part of British Isles to Portugal including Azores Island [details]Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Occasionally found in Canadian Atlantic waters. Found to depths of 1000 m. [details]
To Barcode of Life (14 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Normichthys operosa Parr, 1951)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Normichthys operosus)
To FishBase (from synonym Normichthys operosa Parr, 1951)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Normichthys operosa islandica Parr, 1960)
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 46 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Normichthys operosa Parr, 1951)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Normichthys operosus)
To FishBase (from synonym Normichthys operosa Parr, 1951)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Normichthys operosa islandica Parr, 1960)
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 46 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
