WoRMS taxon details
Pseudophichthys splendens (Lea, 1913)
126290 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126290)
accepted
Species
Leptocephalus splendens Lea, 1913 · unaccepted
Promyllantor schmitti Hildebrand, 1940 · unaccepted
Pseudophichthys latedorsalis Roule, 1915 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Leptocephalus splendens Lea, 1913) Lea, E. (1913). Muraenoid larvae from the "Michael Sars" North Atlantic deep-sea expedition 1910. <em>Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition 1910.</em> v. 3 (pt 1, no. 7): 1-59, Pls. 1-6. [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: off Emerald Bank to Brazil
Distribution Western Atlantic: off Emerald Bank to Brazil [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Pseudophichthys splendens (Lea, 1913). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126290 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Leptocephalus splendens Lea, 1913) Lea, E. (1913). Muraenoid larvae from the "Michael Sars" North Atlantic deep-sea expedition 1910. <em>Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition 1910.</em> v. 3 (pt 1, no. 7): 1-59, Pls. 1-6. [details]
original description (of Promyllantor schmitti Hildebrand, 1940) Longley, W. H.; Hildebrand, S. F. (1940). New genera and species of fishes from Tortugas, Florida. <em>Papers Tortugas Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington.</em> 32: 223-285, Pl. 1. [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 Promyllantor schmitti Hildebrand, 1940) Longley, W. H.; Hildebrand, S. F. (1940). New genera and species of fishes from Tortugas, Florida. <em>Papers Tortugas Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington.</em> 32: 223-285, Pl. 1. [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) Roper, C. F. E.; Gibbs, Jr., R. H.; Aron, W. (1970). Ocean Acre: An Interim Report. Report to the U.S. Navy Underwater Sound Laboratory. [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [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). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (Bermuda) Roper, C. F. E.; Gibbs, Jr., R. H.; Aron, W. (1970). Ocean Acre: An Interim Report. Report to the U.S. Navy Underwater Sound Laboratory. [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [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). (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
Distribution Western Atlantic: off Emerald Bank to Brazil [details]Habitat benthic [details]
Habitat Found on muddy bottoms. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | purplemouthed conger | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus splendens Lea, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Promyllantor schmitti Hildebrand, 1940)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Pseudophichthys latedorsalis Roule, 1915)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pseudophichthys splendens)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus splendens Lea, 1913)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudophichthys latedorsalis Roule, 1915)
To FishBase (from synonym Promyllantor schmitti Hildebrand, 1940)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Leptocephalus splendens Lea, 1913)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Promyllantor schmitti P07070 illustration) (from synonym Promyllantor schmitti Hildebrand, 1940)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Promyllantor schmitti USNM 107323 type radiograph lateral view) (from synonym Promyllantor schmitti Hildebrand, 1940)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus splendens Lea, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Promyllantor schmitti Hildebrand, 1940)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Pseudophichthys latedorsalis Roule, 1915)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pseudophichthys splendens)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus splendens Lea, 1913)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudophichthys latedorsalis Roule, 1915)
To FishBase (from synonym Promyllantor schmitti Hildebrand, 1940)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Leptocephalus splendens Lea, 1913)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Promyllantor schmitti P07070 illustration) (from synonym Promyllantor schmitti Hildebrand, 1940)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Promyllantor schmitti USNM 107323 type radiograph lateral view) (from synonym Promyllantor schmitti Hildebrand, 1940)
To PESI
To ITIS
