WoRMS taxon details
Pseudocyttus maculatus Gilchrist, 1906
127424 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127424)
accepted
Species
Cyttosoma maculatus (Gilchrist, 1906) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pseudocyttus nemotoi (Abe, 1957) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Xenocyttus nemotoi Abe, 1957 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gilchrist, J. D. F. (1906). Descriptions of fifteen new South African fishes, with notes on other species. <em>Marine Investigations in South Africa.</em> v. 4: 143-171, Pls. 37-51., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.147649 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Pseudocyttus maculatus Gilchrist, 1906. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127424 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Gilchrist, J. D. F. (1906). Descriptions of fifteen new South African fishes, with notes on other species. <em>Marine Investigations in South Africa.</em> v. 4: 143-171, Pls. 37-51., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.147649 [details]
original description (of Xenocyttus nemotoi Abe, 1957) Abe, T. (1957). Notes on fishes from the stomachs of whales taken in the Antarctic. I. Xenocyttus nemotoi, a new genus and new species of zeomorph fish of the subfamily Oreosominae Goode and Bean, 1895. <em>Scientific Reports of the Whales Research Institute Tokyo.</em> No. 12: 225-233, 2 pls. [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 Xenocyttus nemotoi Abe, 1957) Abe, T. (1957). Notes on fishes from the stomachs of whales taken in the Antarctic. I. Xenocyttus nemotoi, a new genus and new species of zeomorph fish of the subfamily Oreosominae Goode and Bean, 1895. <em>Scientific Reports of the Whales Research Institute Tokyo.</em> No. 12: 225-233, 2 pls. [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]
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 Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
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 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
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Nieuw-Zeelandse oreo | [details] |
| English | smooth oreo dorysmooth oreo | [details] |
| French | arrose lisse | [details] |
| German | Neuseeländischer Petersfisch | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cyttosoma maculatus (Gilchrist, 1906))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Xenocyttus nemotoi Abe, 1957)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pseudocyttus maculatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cyttosoma maculatus (Gilchrist, 1906))
To FishBase (from synonym Xenocyttus nemotoi Abe, 1957)
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 20 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cyttosoma maculatus (Gilchrist, 1906))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Xenocyttus nemotoi Abe, 1957)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pseudocyttus maculatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cyttosoma maculatus (Gilchrist, 1906))
To FishBase (from synonym Xenocyttus nemotoi Abe, 1957)
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 20 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To PESI
To ITIS
