WoRMS taxon details
Pervagor alternans (Ogilby, 1899)
279221 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:279221)
accepted
Species
Monacanthus alternans Ogilby, 1899 · unaccepted
Pervagor melanocephalus marshallensis Woods, 1966 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Monacanthus alternans Ogilby, 1899) Ogilby, J. D. (1899). Additions to the fauna of Lord Howe Island. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 23 (pt 4): 730-745. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Pervagor alternans (Ogilby, 1899). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=279221 on 2026-07-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Monacanthus alternans Ogilby, 1899) Ogilby, J. D. (1899). Additions to the fauna of Lord Howe Island. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 23 (pt 4): 730-745. [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 (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pervagor melanocephalus marshallensis Woods, 1966)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Monacanthus alternans Ogilby, 1899)
To FishBase (from synonym Pervagor melanocephalus marshallensis Woods, 1966)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Monacanthus alternans Ogilby, 1899)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pervagor alternans FIN030909 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pervagor alternans FIN030909B Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pervagor melanocephalus marshallensis P08317 illustration) (from synonym Pervagor melanocephalus marshallensis Woods, 1966)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pervagor melanocephalus marshallensis Woods, 1966)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Monacanthus alternans Ogilby, 1899)
To FishBase (from synonym Pervagor melanocephalus marshallensis Woods, 1966)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Monacanthus alternans Ogilby, 1899)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pervagor alternans FIN030909 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pervagor alternans FIN030909B Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pervagor melanocephalus marshallensis P08317 illustration) (from synonym Pervagor melanocephalus marshallensis Woods, 1966)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
