WoRMS taxon details
Symbolophorus californiensis (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
272733 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:272733)
accepted
Species
Myctophum californiense Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Myctophum californiense Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889) Eigenmann, C. H. ; Eigenmann, R. S. (1889). Notes from the San Diego Biological Laboratory (The fishes of Cortez Banks). <em>West American Scientist.</em> v. 6 (no. 48): 123-132. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Symbolophorus californiensis (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=272733 on 2025-12-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Myctophum californiense Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889) Eigenmann, C. H. ; Eigenmann, R. S. (1889). Notes from the San Diego Biological Laboratory (The fishes of Cortez Banks). <em>West American Scientist.</em> v. 6 (no. 48): 123-132. [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 Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| English | bigfin lanternfish [from synonym]Bigfin lanternfish | [details] |
| French | lanterne à grandes nageoires [from synonym] | [details] |
| Japanese | ナガハダカ | [details] |
| Russian | Калифорнийский симболофор | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Myctophum californiense Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Symbolophorus californiense (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Symbolophorus californiensis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Symbolophorus californiense (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889))
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum californiense Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 52 proteins) (from synonym Myctophum californiense Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 52 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myctophum californiensis P12474 illustration) (from synonym Myctophum californiense Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Myctophum californiense Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Symbolophorus californiense (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Symbolophorus californiensis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Symbolophorus californiense (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889))
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum californiense Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 52 proteins) (from synonym Myctophum californiense Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 52 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myctophum californiensis P12474 illustration) (from synonym Myctophum californiense Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally, from synonym
