WoRMS taxon details
Photonectes margarita (Goode & Bean, 1896)
127370 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127370)
accepted
Species
Echiostoma margarita Goode & Bean, 1896 · unaccepted
Echiostoma margaritum (Goode & Bean, 1896) · unaccepted
Echiostoma richardi Zugmayer, 1913 · unaccepted
Eustomias aguayoi Barbour, 1942 · unaccepted
Photonectes flagellatus Parr, 1927 · unaccepted
Photonectes intermedius Parr, 1927 · unaccepted
Photonectes marginata (Goode & Bean, 1896) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Photonectes monodactylus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 · unaccepted
Photonectes richardi (Zugmayer, 1913) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Echiostoma margarita Goode & Bean, 1896) Goode, G.B.; Bean, T.H. (1896). Oceanic Ichthyology, a treatise on the deep-sea and pelagic fishes of the world, based chiefly upon the collections made by the steamers Blake, Albatross, and Fish Hawk in the northwestern Atlantic, with an atlas containing 417 figures. <em>Spec. Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus.</em> Text: 2: i-xxxv + 1-26 + 1-553. Atlas: i-xxiii, 1-26. Pls. 123. [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: from 40°N to 7°N west of 35°W including the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
Distribution Western Atlantic: from 40°N to 7°N west of 35°W including the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Photonectes margarita (Goode & Bean, 1896). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127370 on 2025-12-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Echiostoma margarita Goode & Bean, 1896) Goode, G.B.; Bean, T.H. (1896). Oceanic Ichthyology, a treatise on the deep-sea and pelagic fishes of the world, based chiefly upon the collections made by the steamers Blake, Albatross, and Fish Hawk in the northwestern Atlantic, with an atlas containing 417 figures. <em>Spec. Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus.</em> Text: 2: i-xxxv + 1-26 + 1-553. Atlas: i-xxiii, 1-26. Pls. 123. [details]
original description (of Echiostoma richardi Zugmayer, 1913) Zugmayer, E. (1913). Diagnoses de stomiatidés nouveaux provenant des campagnes du yacht "Hirondelle II" (1911 et 1912). <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique (Monaco).</em> No. 253: 1-7. [details]
original description (of Eustomias aguayoi Barbour, 1942) Barbour, T. (1942). More Cuban deep sea fishes. <em>Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club.</em> 19: 45-50 [73], 20-22. [details]
original description (of Photonectes flagellatus Parr, 1927) Parr, A. E. (1927). The Stomiatoid fishes of the suborder Gymnophotodermi (Astronesthidae, Melanostomiatidae, Idiacanthidae) with a complete review of the species. (Scientific results of the third oceanographic expedition of the "Pawnee" 1927.). <em>Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University.</em> v. 3 (art. 2): 1-123. [details]
original description (of Photonectes intermedius Parr, 1927) Parr, A. E. (1927). The Stomiatoid fishes of the suborder Gymnophotodermi (Astronesthidae, Melanostomiatidae, Idiacanthidae) with a complete review of the species. (Scientific results of the third oceanographic expedition of the "Pawnee" 1927.). <em>Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University.</em> v. 3 (art. 2): 1-123. [details]
original description (of Photonectes monodactylus Regan & Trewavas, 1930) Regan, C. T.; Trewavas E. (1930). The fishes of the families Stomiatidae and Malacosteidae. <em>Danish Dana Expedition 1920-22 in the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Panama, Oceanographical Reports.</em> 2(6): 1-143, Pls. 1-14. [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 Echiostoma richardi Zugmayer, 1913) Zugmayer, E. (1913). Diagnoses de stomiatidés nouveaux provenant des campagnes du yacht "Hirondelle II" (1911 et 1912). <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique (Monaco).</em> No. 253: 1-7. [details]
original description (of Eustomias aguayoi Barbour, 1942) Barbour, T. (1942). More Cuban deep sea fishes. <em>Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club.</em> 19: 45-50 [73], 20-22. [details]
original description (of Photonectes flagellatus Parr, 1927) Parr, A. E. (1927). The Stomiatoid fishes of the suborder Gymnophotodermi (Astronesthidae, Melanostomiatidae, Idiacanthidae) with a complete review of the species. (Scientific results of the third oceanographic expedition of the "Pawnee" 1927.). <em>Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University.</em> v. 3 (art. 2): 1-123. [details]
original description (of Photonectes intermedius Parr, 1927) Parr, A. E. (1927). The Stomiatoid fishes of the suborder Gymnophotodermi (Astronesthidae, Melanostomiatidae, Idiacanthidae) with a complete review of the species. (Scientific results of the third oceanographic expedition of the "Pawnee" 1927.). <em>Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University.</em> v. 3 (art. 2): 1-123. [details]
original description (of Photonectes monodactylus Regan & Trewavas, 1930) Regan, C. T.; Trewavas E. (1930). The fishes of the families Stomiatidae and Malacosteidae. <em>Danish Dana Expedition 1920-22 in the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Panama, Oceanographical Reports.</em> 2(6): 1-143, Pls. 1-14. [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) Beebe, W. (1933). Preliminary account of deep sea dives in the bathysphere with especial reference to one of 2200 feet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 19(1): 178-188 [details] Available for editors
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additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (Bermuda) Beebe, W. (1933). Preliminary account of deep sea dives in the bathysphere with especial reference to one of 2200 feet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 19(1): 178-188 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). 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 Western Atlantic: from 40°N to 7°N west of 35°W including the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea [details]Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat mesopelagic species [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Sooty dragonfish | [details] |
| Japanese | ヒレグロホテイエソ | [details] |
| Russian | Черноватый фотонект | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Echiostoma margaritum (Goode & Bean, 1896))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Echiostoma richardi Zugmayer, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Photonectes flagellatus Parr, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Photonectes marginata (Goode & Bean, 1896))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Photonectes intermedius Parr, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Echiostoma margarita Goode & Bean, 1896)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Photonectes margarita)
To FishBase (from synonym Echiostoma margarita Goode & Bean, 1896)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Photonectes monodactylus Regan & Trewavas, 1930)
To FishBase (from synonym Photonectes richardi (Zugmayer, 1913))
To FishBase (from synonym Photonectes marginata (Goode & Bean, 1896))
To FishBase (from synonym Eustomias aguayoi Barbour, 1942)
To FishBase (from synonym Photonectes flagellatus Parr, 1927)
To FishBase (from synonym Echiostoma margaritum (Goode & Bean, 1896))
To FishBase (from synonym Echiostoma richardi Zugmayer, 1913)
To FishBase (from synonym Photonectes intermedius Parr, 1927)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 26 proteins)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Echiostoma margarita Goode & Bean, 1896)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Echiostoma margaritum (Goode & Bean, 1896))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Echiostoma isodon P10182 illustration) (from synonym Echiostoma margarita Goode & Bean, 1896)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Photonectes margarita RAD114684-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Photonectes margarita RAD114687-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Echiostoma margaritum (Goode & Bean, 1896))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Echiostoma richardi Zugmayer, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Photonectes flagellatus Parr, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Photonectes marginata (Goode & Bean, 1896))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Photonectes intermedius Parr, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Echiostoma margarita Goode & Bean, 1896)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Photonectes margarita)
To FishBase (from synonym Echiostoma margarita Goode & Bean, 1896)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Photonectes monodactylus Regan & Trewavas, 1930)
To FishBase (from synonym Photonectes richardi (Zugmayer, 1913))
To FishBase (from synonym Photonectes marginata (Goode & Bean, 1896))
To FishBase (from synonym Eustomias aguayoi Barbour, 1942)
To FishBase (from synonym Photonectes flagellatus Parr, 1927)
To FishBase (from synonym Echiostoma margaritum (Goode & Bean, 1896))
To FishBase (from synonym Echiostoma richardi Zugmayer, 1913)
To FishBase (from synonym Photonectes intermedius Parr, 1927)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 26 proteins)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Echiostoma margarita Goode & Bean, 1896)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Echiostoma margaritum (Goode & Bean, 1896))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Echiostoma isodon P10182 illustration) (from synonym Echiostoma margarita Goode & Bean, 1896)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Photonectes margarita RAD114684-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Photonectes margarita RAD114687-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
