WoRMS taxon details
Polymetme corythaeola (Alcock, 1898)
127300 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127300)
accepted
Species
Diplophos corythaeolum Alcock, 1898 · unaccepted
Pollymetme corythaeola (Alcock, 1898) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Polymetme africana (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924) · unaccepted
Yarella corythaeola (Alcock, 1898) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Yarrella africana Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924 · unaccepted
Yarrella blackfordi corythaeola (Alcock, 1898) · unaccepted
Yarrella blackfordi illustris (McCulloch, 1926) · unaccepted
Yarrella corythaeola (Alcock, 1898) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Diplophos corythaeolum Alcock, 1898) Alcock, A. W. (1898). Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey ship `Investigator,' Commander T. H. Heming, R. N., commanding.--Series II., No. 25. A note on the deep-sea fishes, with descriptions of some new genera and species, including another probably viviparous ophidioid. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7).</em> v. 2 (no. 8) (art. 22): 136-156. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Polymetme corythaeola (Alcock, 1898). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127300 on 2025-09-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Yarrella africana Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924) Gilchrist, J. D. F.; von Bonde, C. (1924). Deep-sea fishes procured by the S.S. "Pickle" (Part II). <em>Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa.</em> 3 (7): 1-24, Pls. 1-6. [details]
original description (of Diplophos corythaeolum Alcock, 1898) Alcock, A. W. (1898). Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey ship `Investigator,' Commander T. H. Heming, R. N., commanding.--Series II., No. 25. A note on the deep-sea fishes, with descriptions of some new genera and species, including another probably viviparous ophidioid. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7).</em> v. 2 (no. 8) (art. 22): 136-156. [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 Diplophos corythaeolum Alcock, 1898) Alcock, A. W. (1898). Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey ship `Investigator,' Commander T. H. Heming, R. N., commanding.--Series II., No. 25. A note on the deep-sea fishes, with descriptions of some new genera and species, including another probably viviparous ophidioid. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7).</em> v. 2 (no. 8) (art. 22): 136-156. [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) Bond, G. W., III. (1974). Vertical distribution and life histories of the gonostomatid fishes (Pisces: Gonostomatidae) off Bermuda . Report to the U.S. Navy Underwater Systems Center - Contract No. N00140-73-C-6304, June 1974. [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (Bermuda) Bond, G. W., III. (1974). Vertical distribution and life histories of the gonostomatid fishes (Pisces: Gonostomatidae) off Bermuda . Report to the U.S. Navy Underwater Systems Center - Contract No. N00140-73-C-6304, June 1974. [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Barcode of Life (22 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Diplophos corythaeolum Alcock, 1898)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Polymetme africana (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Yarella corythaeola (Alcock, 1898))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Yarrella corythaeola (Alcock, 1898))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Yarrella africana Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polymetme corythaeola)
To FishBase (from synonym Yarrella africana Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)
To FishBase (from synonym Diplophos corythaeolum Alcock, 1898)
To FishBase (from synonym Polymetme africana (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Yarrella corythaeola (Alcock, 1898))
To FishBase (from synonym Yarrella blackfordi africana Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)
To FishBase (from synonym Yarrella blackfordi corythaeola (Alcock, 1898))
To FishBase (from synonym Yarrella blackfordi illustris (McCulloch, 1926))
To FishBase (from synonym Pollymetme corythaeola (Alcock, 1898))
To FishBase (from synonym Yarella corythaeola (Alcock, 1898))
To FishBase images (Polymetme corythaeola, by Serrano, A.)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 9 proteins) (from synonym Diplophos corythaeolum Alcock, 1898)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 9 proteins) (from synonym Yarrella blackfordi corythaeola (Alcock, 1898))
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 9 proteins) (from synonym Yarrella corythaeola (Alcock, 1898))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Polymetme corythaeola P13685 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Polymetme corythaeola P15368 illustration)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Diplophos corythaeolum Alcock, 1898)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Polymetme africana (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Yarella corythaeola (Alcock, 1898))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Yarrella corythaeola (Alcock, 1898))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Yarrella africana Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polymetme corythaeola)
To FishBase (from synonym Yarrella africana Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)
To FishBase (from synonym Diplophos corythaeolum Alcock, 1898)
To FishBase (from synonym Polymetme africana (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Yarrella corythaeola (Alcock, 1898))
To FishBase (from synonym Yarrella blackfordi africana Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)
To FishBase (from synonym Yarrella blackfordi corythaeola (Alcock, 1898))
To FishBase (from synonym Yarrella blackfordi illustris (McCulloch, 1926))
To FishBase (from synonym Pollymetme corythaeola (Alcock, 1898))
To FishBase (from synonym Yarella corythaeola (Alcock, 1898))
To FishBase images (Polymetme corythaeola, by Serrano, A.)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 9 proteins) (from synonym Diplophos corythaeolum Alcock, 1898)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 9 proteins) (from synonym Yarrella blackfordi corythaeola (Alcock, 1898))
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 9 proteins) (from synonym Yarrella corythaeola (Alcock, 1898))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Polymetme corythaeola P13685 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Polymetme corythaeola P15368 illustration)
To PESI
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
