WoRMS taxon details
Paralichthodes algoensis Gilchrist, 1902
219815 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219815)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gilchrist, J. D. F. (1902). South African fishes. <em>Marine Investigations in South Africa.</em> v. 2: 101-113, Pls. 5-10. [details]
Description Inhabits sandy and muddy bottoms (Ref. 9665).
Description Inhabits sandy and muddy bottoms (Ref. 9665). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Paralichthodes algoensis Gilchrist, 1902. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219815 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Gilchrist, J. D. F. (1902). South African fishes. <em>Marine Investigations in South Africa.</em> v. 2: 101-113, Pls. 5-10. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). 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
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits sandy and muddy bottoms (Ref. 9665). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | peppered flounder | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Paralichthodes algoensis)
To FishBase
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Paralichthodes algoensis USNM 261357radiograph)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Paralichthodes algoensis)
To FishBase
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Paralichthodes algoensis USNM 261357radiograph)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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