WoRMS taxon details
Rhynchohyalus natalensis (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)
126734 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126734)
accepted
Species
Hyalorhynchus natalensis Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924 · unaccepted
Ophthalmopelton macropus Maul, 1946 · unaccepted
Rhynchoyalus natalensis (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Hyalorhynchus natalensis 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]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Rhynchohyalus natalensis (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126734 on 2026-04-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Hyalorhynchus natalensis 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 Ophthalmopelton macropus Maul, 1946) Maul, G. E. (1946). Um novo género e espécie dos Macropinídeos. <em>Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal.</em> No. 2 (art. 3): 62-65. [In Portuguese and English.]. [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 Ophthalmopelton macropus Maul, 1946) Maul, G. E. (1946). Um novo género e espécie dos Macropinídeos. <em>Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal.</em> No. 2 (art. 3): 62-65. [In Portuguese and English.]. [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) Grey, M. (1951). Additions to the Fish Fauna of Bermuda with the Description of Grammonus mowbrayi, a New Brotulid. Copeia, 2: 153-161, available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/1437547 [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]
context source (Bermuda) Grey, M. (1951). Additions to the Fish Fauna of Bermuda with the Description of Grammonus mowbrayi, a New Brotulid. Copeia, 2: 153-161, available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/1437547 [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
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヨツメニギス | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Hyalorhynchus natalensis Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Ophthalmopelton macropus Maul, 1946)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Rhynchohyalus natalensis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Rhynchoyalus natalensis (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924))
To FishBase (from synonym Hyalorhynchus natalensis Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophthalmopelton macropus Maul, 1946)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 11 proteins) (from synonym Hyalorhynchus natalensis Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Hyalorhynchus natalensis Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Ophthalmopelton macropus Maul, 1946)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Rhynchohyalus natalensis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Rhynchoyalus natalensis (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924))
To FishBase (from synonym Hyalorhynchus natalensis Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophthalmopelton macropus Maul, 1946)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 11 proteins) (from synonym Hyalorhynchus natalensis Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
