WoRMS name details
Pteraclis velifera (Pallas, 1770)
221418 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:221418)
unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Species
Pteraclis guttatus Valenciennes, 1833 · unaccepted
Pteraclis ocellatus Valenciennes, 1833 · unaccepted
Pteraclis pinnata Gronow, 1772 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pteraclis trichipterus Valenciennes, 1833 · unaccepted
Pteraclis velifer australiae Whitley, 1935 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Coryphaena velifera Pallas, 1770) Pallas, P. S. (1770). Spicilegia Zoologica quibus novae imprimis et obscurae animalium species iconibus, descriptionibus atque commentariis illustrantur. <em>Berolini, Gottl. August. Lange.</em> v. 1 (fasc. 8): 1-56, Pls. 1-5. [Also v. 1 (fasc. 7), 1769, pp. 1-42, Pls. 1-6.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27817654
page(s): 19, Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [details]
page(s): 19, Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Pteraclis velifera (Pallas, 1770). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=221418 on 2026-07-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Coryphaena velifera Pallas, 1770) Pallas, P. S. (1770). Spicilegia Zoologica quibus novae imprimis et obscurae animalium species iconibus, descriptionibus atque commentariis illustrantur. <em>Berolini, Gottl. August. Lange.</em> v. 1 (fasc. 8): 1-56, Pls. 1-5. [Also v. 1 (fasc. 7), 1769, pp. 1-42, Pls. 1-6.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27817654
page(s): 19, Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [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]
page(s): 19, Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [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. <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 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]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | WingfishSpotted fanfish | [details] |
| Russian | Индо-тихоокеанский птеракл (веерный лещ) | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Pteraclis ocellatus Valenciennes, 1833)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pteraclis velifer australiae Whitley, 1935)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Pteraclis pinnata Gronow, 1772)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Pteraclis guttatus Valenciennes, 1833)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Pteraclis trichipterus Valenciennes, 1833)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pteraclis velifera)
To FishBase (from synonym Pteraclis guttatus Valenciennes, 1833)
To FishBase (from synonym Pteraclis ocellatus Valenciennes, 1833)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pteraclis velifer australiae Whitley, 1935)
To FishBase (from synonym Pteraclis trichipterus Valenciennes, 1833)
To FishBase (from synonym Pteraclis pinnata Gronow, 1772)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Pteraclis ocellatus Valenciennes, 1833)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pteraclis velifer australiae Whitley, 1935)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Pteraclis pinnata Gronow, 1772)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Pteraclis guttatus Valenciennes, 1833)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Pteraclis trichipterus Valenciennes, 1833)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pteraclis velifera)
To FishBase (from synonym Pteraclis guttatus Valenciennes, 1833)
To FishBase (from synonym Pteraclis ocellatus Valenciennes, 1833)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pteraclis velifer australiae Whitley, 1935)
To FishBase (from synonym Pteraclis trichipterus Valenciennes, 1833)
To FishBase (from synonym Pteraclis pinnata Gronow, 1772)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To ITIS