WoRMS taxon details
Paramonacanthus choirocephalus (Bleeker, 1851)
278918 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:278918)
accepted
Species
Monacanthus choirocephalus Bleeker, 1851 · unaccepted
Monacanthus nemurus Bleeker, 1851 · unaccepted
Paramonacanthus nemurus (Bleeker, 1851) · unaccepted
Paramonacanthus whitleyi Fraser-Brunner, 1941 · unaccepted
Stephanolepis retrospinis Fowler, 1943 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Monacanthus choirocephalus Bleeker, 1851) Bleeker, P. (1851). Bijdrage tot de kennis der Balistini en Ostraciones van den Indischen Archipel. <em>Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen.</em> v. 24 (art. 11): 1-36 + 37-38, Pls. 1-7. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Paramonacanthus choirocephalus (Bleeker, 1851). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=278918 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Stephanolepis retrospinis Fowler, 1943) Fowler, H. W. (1943). Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. Descriptions and figures of new fishes obtained in Philippine seas and adjacent waters by the United States Bureau of Fisheries steamer "Albatross.". <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 100, v. 14 (pt 2): i-iii + 53-91. [details]
original description (of Monacanthus choirocephalus Bleeker, 1851) Bleeker, P. (1851). Bijdrage tot de kennis der Balistini en Ostraciones van den Indischen Archipel. <em>Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen.</em> v. 24 (art. 11): 1-36 + 37-38, Pls. 1-7. [details]
original description (of Monacanthus nemurus Bleeker, 1851) Bleeker, P. (1851). Bijdrage tot de kennis der Balistini en Ostraciones van den Indischen Archipel. <em>Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen.</em> v. 24 (art. 11): 1-36 + 37-38, Pls. 1-7. [details]
original description (of Paramonacanthus whitleyi Fraser-Brunner, 1941) Fraser-Brunner, A. (1941). Notes on the plectognath fishes.--VI. A synopsis of the genera of the family Aluteridae, and descriptions of seven new species. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 11).</em> v. 8 (no. 45): 176-199., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/03745481.1941.9727963 [details]
original description (of Monacanthus choirocephalus Bleeker, 1851) Bleeker, P. (1851). Bijdrage tot de kennis der Balistini en Ostraciones van den Indischen Archipel. <em>Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen.</em> v. 24 (art. 11): 1-36 + 37-38, Pls. 1-7. [details]
original description (of Monacanthus nemurus Bleeker, 1851) Bleeker, P. (1851). Bijdrage tot de kennis der Balistini en Ostraciones van den Indischen Archipel. <em>Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen.</em> v. 24 (art. 11): 1-36 + 37-38, Pls. 1-7. [details]
original description (of Paramonacanthus whitleyi Fraser-Brunner, 1941) Fraser-Brunner, A. (1941). Notes on the plectognath fishes.--VI. A synopsis of the genera of the family Aluteridae, and descriptions of seven new species. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 11).</em> v. 8 (no. 45): 176-199., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/03745481.1941.9727963 [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
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
To Barcode of Life (16 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Stephanolepis retrospinis Fowler, 1943)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Monacanthus choirocephalus Bleeker, 1851)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Paramonacanthus nemurus (Bleeker, 1851))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Monacanthus nemurus Bleeker, 1851)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Paramonacanthus choirocephalus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Paramonacanthus nemurus (Bleeker, 1851))
To FishBase (from synonym Stephanolepis retrospinis Fowler, 1943)
To FishBase (from synonym Monacanthus choirocephalus Bleeker, 1851)
To FishBase (from synonym Paramonacanthus whitleyi Fraser-Brunner, 1941)
To FishBase (from synonym Monacanthus nemurus Bleeker, 1851)
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 43 proteins) (from synonym Monacanthus choirocephalus Bleeker, 1851)
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 43 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Paramonacanthus choirocephalus FIN030904 Slide 35 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Paramonacanthus choirocephalus USNM 424680 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stephanolepis retrospinnis P05132 illustration) (from synonym Stephanolepis retrospinis Fowler, 1943)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stephanolepis retrospinus USNM 108467 holotype radiograph lateral view) (from synonym Stephanolepis retrospinis Fowler, 1943)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Stephanolepis retrospinis Fowler, 1943)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Monacanthus choirocephalus Bleeker, 1851)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Paramonacanthus nemurus (Bleeker, 1851))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Monacanthus nemurus Bleeker, 1851)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Paramonacanthus choirocephalus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Paramonacanthus nemurus (Bleeker, 1851))
To FishBase (from synonym Stephanolepis retrospinis Fowler, 1943)
To FishBase (from synonym Monacanthus choirocephalus Bleeker, 1851)
To FishBase (from synonym Paramonacanthus whitleyi Fraser-Brunner, 1941)
To FishBase (from synonym Monacanthus nemurus Bleeker, 1851)
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 43 proteins) (from synonym Monacanthus choirocephalus Bleeker, 1851)
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 43 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Paramonacanthus choirocephalus FIN030904 Slide 35 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Paramonacanthus choirocephalus USNM 424680 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stephanolepis retrospinnis P05132 illustration) (from synonym Stephanolepis retrospinis Fowler, 1943)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stephanolepis retrospinus USNM 108467 holotype radiograph lateral view) (from synonym Stephanolepis retrospinis Fowler, 1943)
To ITIS
