WoRMS taxon details
Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell, 1830
219329 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219329)
accepted
Species
Petrocirtes mitratus Rüppell, 1830 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Petroscirtes barbatus Peters, 1855 · unaccepted
Petroscirtes marmoratus Liénard, 1891 · unaccepted
Petroskirtes barbatus Peters, 1855 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Petroskirtes marmoratus Bleeker, 1874 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1828-30). Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Fische des Rothen Meers. <em>Frankfurt am Main (Heinrich Ludwig Brönner).</em> 1-141 + 3 pp., Pls. 1-35. [Part 1 (1828): 1-26, Pls. 1-6; part 2 (1829): 27-94, Pls. 7-24; part 3 (1830):95-141, Pls. 25-35.]. [details]
Description Inhabits shallow protected lagoons and reef flats with algal and seagrass clumps. Swims with its tail oriented vertically....
Description Inhabits shallow protected lagoons and reef flats with algal and seagrass clumps. Swims with its tail oriented vertically. Use empty mollusk shells for nesting. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219329 on 2025-05-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1828-30). Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Fische des Rothen Meers. <em>Frankfurt am Main (Heinrich Ludwig Brönner).</em> 1-141 + 3 pp., Pls. 1-35. [Part 1 (1828): 1-26, Pls. 1-6; part 2 (1829): 27-94, Pls. 7-24; part 3 (1830):95-141, Pls. 25-35.]. [details]
original description (of Petroskirtes marmoratus Bleeker, 1874) Bleeker, P. (1874). Poissons de Madagascar et de l'île la Réunion des collections de MM. Pollen et van Dam. <em>In: Recherches sur la faune de Madagascar et de ses dépendances d'après les découvertes de François P. L. Pollen et D. C. van Dam. 4e partie. E. J. Brill, Leide [Leiden]. Poissons de Madagascar et de l'Ile la Réunion.</em> Part 4: 1-104 + 2 p. index.
page(s): 74 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Petroskirtes marmoratus Bleeker, 1874) Bleeker, P. (1874). Poissons de Madagascar et de l'île la Réunion des collections de MM. Pollen et van Dam. <em>In: Recherches sur la faune de Madagascar et de ses dépendances d'après les découvertes de François P. L. Pollen et D. C. van Dam. 4e partie. E. J. Brill, Leide [Leiden]. Poissons de Madagascar et de l'Ile la Réunion.</em> Part 4: 1-104 + 2 p. index.
page(s): 74 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., 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] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
To, A.W.L., Ching, K.S.H. & Shea, S.K.H. (2013) Hong Kong reef fish photo guide. Eco-Education and Resources Centre. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits shallow protected lagoons and reef flats with algal and seagrass clumps. Swims with its tail oriented vertically. Use empty mollusk shells for nesting. [details]
To Barcode of Life (15 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Petroskirtes marmoratus Bleeker, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Petroskirtes barbatus Peters, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Petroscirtes barbatus Peters, 1855)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Petroscirtes mitratus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Petroscirtes marmoratus Liénard, 1891)
To FishBase (from synonym Petroskirtes marmoratus Bleeker, 1874)
To FishBase (from synonym Petrocirtes mitratus Rüppell, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Petroskirtes barbatus Peters, 1855)
To FishBase (from synonym Petroscirtes barbatus Peters, 1855)
To FishBase images (Petroscirtes mitratus, Kenya, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (33 nucleotides; 26 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Petroscirtes mitratus FIN027131 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Petroscirtes mitratus RAD106893-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Petroskirtes marmoratus Bleeker, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Petroskirtes barbatus Peters, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Petroscirtes barbatus Peters, 1855)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Petroscirtes mitratus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Petroscirtes marmoratus Liénard, 1891)
To FishBase (from synonym Petroskirtes marmoratus Bleeker, 1874)
To FishBase (from synonym Petrocirtes mitratus Rüppell, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Petroskirtes barbatus Peters, 1855)
To FishBase (from synonym Petroscirtes barbatus Peters, 1855)
To FishBase images (Petroscirtes mitratus, Kenya, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (33 nucleotides; 26 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Petroscirtes mitratus FIN027131 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Petroscirtes mitratus RAD106893-001)
To ITIS
