WoRMS taxon details
Scopelengys tristis Alcock, 1890
126636 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126636)
accepted
Species
Scopelengy whoi Mead, 1963 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Scopelengys dispar Garman, 1899 · unaccepted
Scopelengys fristis Alcock, 1890 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Scopelengys lugubris Garman, 1899 · unaccepted (ambiguous synonym)
Scopelengys tristes Alcock, 1890 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Scopelengys tristris Alcock, 1890 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Scopelengys whoi Mead, 1963 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Alcock, A. W. (1890). Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,' Commander R. F. Hoskyn, R. N., commanding. -- No. 18. On the bathybial fishes of the Arabian Sea, obtained during the season 1889-1890. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6).</em> 6 (34): 295-311. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Scopelengys tristis Alcock, 1890. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126636 on 2025-07-22
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Nomenclature
original description
Alcock, A. W. (1890). Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,' Commander R. F. Hoskyn, R. N., commanding. -- No. 18. On the bathybial fishes of the Arabian Sea, obtained during the season 1889-1890. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6).</em> 6 (34): 295-311. [details]
original description (of Scopelengys whoi Mead, 1963) Mead, G. W. (1963). Observations on fishes caught over the anoxic waters of the Cariaco Trench, Venezuela. <em>Deep-Sea Research.</em> v. 10: 251-257. [details]
original description (of Scopelengys dispar Garman, 1899) Garman, S. (1899). The Fishes. <em>In: Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands ... by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross," during 1891 ... No. XXVI. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24: Text: 1-431, Atlas: Pls. 1-85 + A-N.</em> [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 Scopelengys whoi Mead, 1963) Mead, G. W. (1963). Observations on fishes caught over the anoxic waters of the Cariaco Trench, Venezuela. <em>Deep-Sea Research.</em> v. 10: 251-257. [details]
original description (of Scopelengys dispar Garman, 1899) Garman, S. (1899). The Fishes. <em>In: Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands ... by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross," during 1891 ... No. XXVI. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24: Text: 1-431, Atlas: Pls. 1-85 + A-N.</em> [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 (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Pacific blackchin | [details] |
| Japanese | クロゴイワシ | [details] |
| Russian | Скорбный скопеленгис | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (15 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Scopelengys lugubris Garman, 1899)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Scopelengys whoi Mead, 1963)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Scopelengys dispar Garman, 1899)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scopelengys tristis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelengys lugubris Garman, 1899)
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelengys whoi Mead, 1963)
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelengys tristes Alcock, 1890)
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelengys fristis Alcock, 1890)
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelengy whoi Mead, 1963)
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelengys dispar Garman, 1899)
To FishBase images (Scopelengys tristis, by JAMARC)
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 55 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Scopelengys lugubris Garman, 1899)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Scopelengys whoi Mead, 1963)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Scopelengys dispar Garman, 1899)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scopelengys tristis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelengys lugubris Garman, 1899)
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelengys whoi Mead, 1963)
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelengys tristes Alcock, 1890)
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelengys fristis Alcock, 1890)
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelengy whoi Mead, 1963)
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelengys dispar Garman, 1899)
To FishBase images (Scopelengys tristis, by JAMARC)
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 55 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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