WoRMS

WoRMS name details

Porcostoma dentata (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)

AphiaID

218618 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218618)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

Accepted name

Porcostoma dentatum (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)

Rank

Species

Parent

Porcostoma Smith, 1938

Original name

Chrysophrys dentatus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Chrysophrys dentatus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) Gilchrist, J. D. F.; Thompson, W. W. (1908). Descriptions of fishes from the coast of Natal. Annals of the South African Museum. v. 6 (pt 2): 145-206. [details]

Descriptive notes

Description Occurs in middle waters near reefs. Abundant at times on Natal reefs. Carnivorous. Sold fresh in markets.

Description Occurs in middle waters near reefs. Abundant at times on Natal reefs. Carnivorous. Sold fresh in markets. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Porcostoma dentata (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218618 on 2026-07-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1997-02-24 18:26:33Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2008-01-15 17:27:08Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2025-10-22 10:06:45Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Chrysophrys dentatus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) Gilchrist, J. D. F.; Thompson, W. W. (1908). Descriptions of fishes from the coast of Natal. Annals of the South African Museum. v. 6 (pt 2): 145-206. [details]

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., 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. Scientific Data. 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]