WoRMS taxon details
Selene dorsalis (Gill, 1863)
126814 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126814)
accepted
Species
Selene gibbiceps Gilchrist, 1914 · unaccepted
Selene goreensis (Guichenot, 1866) · unaccepted
Vomer dorsalis Gill, 1863 · unaccepted
Vomer gabonensis Guichenot, 1866 · unaccepted
Vomer gibbiceps (Gilchrist, 1914) · unaccepted
Vomer goreensis Guichenot, 1866 · unaccepted
Vomer senegalensis Guichenot, 1866 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Vomer dorsalis Gill, 1863) Gill, T. N. (1863). Synopsis of the carangoids of the eastern coast of North America. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 14 (no. 9 [2nd]): 430-443. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Selene dorsalis (Gill, 1863). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126814 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Selene gibbiceps Gilchrist, 1914) Gilchrist, J. D. F. (1914). Description of three new south African fishes. <em>Marine biological report: for the year ended ... and for the half year ending ...; to be presented to the Provincial Council; Union of South Africa, Province of the Cape of Good Hope.</em> No. 2 (VII): 128-131. [details]
original description (of Vomer dorsalis Gill, 1863) Gill, T. N. (1863). Synopsis of the carangoids of the eastern coast of North America. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 14 (no. 9 [2nd]): 430-443. [details]
original description (of Vomer gabonensis Guichenot, 1866) Duméril, A. H. A. (1861). Poissons de la côte occidentale d'Afrique. <em>Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> v. 10 [for 1858]: 241-268, Pls. 20-23. [details]
original description (of Vomer senegalensis Guichenot, 1866) Duméril, A. H. A. (1861). Poissons de la côte occidentale d'Afrique. <em>Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> v. 10 [for 1858]: 241-268, Pls. 20-23. [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 Vomer dorsalis Gill, 1863) Gill, T. N. (1863). Synopsis of the carangoids of the eastern coast of North America. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 14 (no. 9 [2nd]): 430-443. [details]
original description (of Vomer gabonensis Guichenot, 1866) Duméril, A. H. A. (1861). Poissons de la côte occidentale d'Afrique. <em>Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> v. 10 [for 1858]: 241-268, Pls. 20-23. [details]
original description (of Vomer senegalensis Guichenot, 1866) Duméril, A. H. A. (1861). Poissons de la côte occidentale d'Afrique. <em>Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> v. 10 [for 1858]: 241-268, Pls. 20-23. [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
additional source
Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [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 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
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in Maltese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin : Individual release: deliberate release by individuals [details]
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Vomer gabonensis Guichenot, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Selene gibbiceps Gilchrist, 1914)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Vomer dorsalis Gill, 1863)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Selene goreensis (Guichenot, 1866))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Vomer senegalensis Guichenot, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Vomer goreensis Guichenot, 1866)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Selene dorsalis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Vomer dorsalis Gill, 1863)
To FishBase (from synonym Selene goreensis (Guichenot, 1866))
To FishBase (from synonym Selene gibbiceps Gilchrist, 1914)
To FishBase (from synonym Vomer gabonensis Guichenot, 1866)
To FishBase (from synonym Vomer gibbiceps (Gilchrist, 1914))
To FishBase (from synonym Vomer goreensis Guichenot, 1866)
To FishBase (from synonym Vomer senegalensis Guichenot, 1866)
To GenBank (36121 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Vomer dorsalis Gill, 1863)
To GenBank (36121 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Vomer goreensis RAD117846-001) (from synonym Vomer goreensis Guichenot, 1866)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Vomer goreensis RAD117846-002) (from synonym Vomer goreensis Guichenot, 1866)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Vomer gabonensis Guichenot, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Selene gibbiceps Gilchrist, 1914)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Vomer dorsalis Gill, 1863)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Selene goreensis (Guichenot, 1866))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Vomer senegalensis Guichenot, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Vomer goreensis Guichenot, 1866)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Selene dorsalis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Vomer dorsalis Gill, 1863)
To FishBase (from synonym Selene goreensis (Guichenot, 1866))
To FishBase (from synonym Selene gibbiceps Gilchrist, 1914)
To FishBase (from synonym Vomer gabonensis Guichenot, 1866)
To FishBase (from synonym Vomer gibbiceps (Gilchrist, 1914))
To FishBase (from synonym Vomer goreensis Guichenot, 1866)
To FishBase (from synonym Vomer senegalensis Guichenot, 1866)
To GenBank (36121 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Vomer dorsalis Gill, 1863)
To GenBank (36121 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Vomer goreensis RAD117846-001) (from synonym Vomer goreensis Guichenot, 1866)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Vomer goreensis RAD117846-002) (from synonym Vomer goreensis Guichenot, 1866)
To PESI
To ITIS
