WoRMS taxon details
Paralepis brevirostris (Parr, 1928)
126360 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126360)
accepted
Species
Lestidium speciosum brevirostris Parr, 1928 · unaccepted
Maulichthys harryi (Maul, 1954) · unaccepted
Paralepis harryi Maul, 1954 · unaccepted
Sudis brevirostris (Parr, 1928) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Lestidium speciosum brevirostris Parr, 1928) Parr, A. E. (1928). Deepsea fishes of the order Iniomi from the waters around the Bahama and Bermuda islands. With annotated keys to the Sudididae, Myctophidae, Scopelarchidae, Evermannellidae, Omosudidae, Cetomimidae and Rondeletidae of the world. (Scientific results of the third oceanographic expedition of the "Pawnee" 1927.). <em>Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University.</em> v. 3 (art. 3): 1-193. [details]
Distribution tropical and subtropical Atlantic to 43.88°N
Distribution tropical and subtropical Atlantic to 43.88°N [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Paralepis brevirostris (Parr, 1928). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126360 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Paralepis harryi Maul, 1954) Maul, G. E. (1954). Additions to previously revised families. <em>Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal.</em> No. 7 (art. 18): 41-63. [details]
original description (of Lestidium speciosum brevirostris Parr, 1928) Parr, A. E. (1928). Deepsea fishes of the order Iniomi from the waters around the Bahama and Bermuda islands. With annotated keys to the Sudididae, Myctophidae, Scopelarchidae, Evermannellidae, Omosudidae, Cetomimidae and Rondeletidae of the world. (Scientific results of the third oceanographic expedition of the "Pawnee" 1927.). <em>Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University.</em> v. 3 (art. 3): 1-193. [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 Lestidium speciosum brevirostris Parr, 1928) Parr, A. E. (1928). Deepsea fishes of the order Iniomi from the waters around the Bahama and Bermuda islands. With annotated keys to the Sudididae, Myctophidae, Scopelarchidae, Evermannellidae, Omosudidae, Cetomimidae and Rondeletidae of the world. (Scientific results of the third oceanographic expedition of the "Pawnee" 1927.). <em>Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University.</em> v. 3 (art. 3): 1-193. [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) Harry, R. R. (1951). Deep-sea Fishes of the Bermuda Oceanographic Expeditions. Family Paralepididae. Zoologica, 36(1): 17-35, available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.184641 [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [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]
context source (Bermuda) Harry, R. R. (1951). Deep-sea Fishes of the Bermuda Oceanographic Expeditions. Family Paralepididae. Zoologica, 36(1): 17-35, available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.184641 [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [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 tropical and subtropical Atlantic to 43.88°N [details]Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat depth range 100 - 600 m [details]
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lestidium speciosum brevirostris Parr, 1928)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Paralepis brevirostris)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Paralepis harryi Maul, 1954)
To FishBase (from synonym Sudis brevirostris (Parr, 1928))
To FishBase (from synonym Maulichthys harryi (Maul, 1954))
To FishBase (from synonym Lestidium speciosum brevirostris Parr, 1928)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Lestidium speciosum brevirostris Parr, 1928)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lestidium speciosum brevirostris Parr, 1928)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Paralepis brevirostris)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Paralepis harryi Maul, 1954)
To FishBase (from synonym Sudis brevirostris (Parr, 1928))
To FishBase (from synonym Maulichthys harryi (Maul, 1954))
To FishBase (from synonym Lestidium speciosum brevirostris Parr, 1928)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Lestidium speciosum brevirostris Parr, 1928)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
