WoRMS taxon details
Triphoturus nigrescens (Brauer, 1904)
217721 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217721)
accepted
Species
Lampanyctus microchir Gilbert, 1913 · unaccepted
Myctophum micropterum Brauer, 1906 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Myctophum nigrescens Brauer, 1904 · unaccepted
Triphotorus nigrescens (Brauer, 1904) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Triphoturus microchir (Gilbert, 1913) · unaccepted
Triphoturus micropterus (Brauer, 1906) · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Myctophum nigrescens Brauer, 1904) Brauer, A. (1904). Die Gattung Myctophum. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> v. 28 (no. 10): 377-404. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Triphoturus nigrescens (Brauer, 1904). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217721 on 2025-08-08
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Myctophum nigrescens Brauer, 1904) Brauer, A. (1904). Die Gattung Myctophum. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> v. 28 (no. 10): 377-404. [details]
original description (of Myctophum micropterum Brauer, 1906) Brauer, A. (1906). Die Tiefsee-Fische. I. Systematischer Teil. <em>In: C. Chun. Wissenschaftl. Ergebnisse der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition "Valdivia," 1898-99. Jena.</em> 15: 1-432, Pls. 1-18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6002309 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Myctophum micropterum Brauer, 1906) Brauer, A. (1906). Die Tiefsee-Fische. I. Systematischer Teil. <em>In: C. Chun. Wissenschaftl. Ergebnisse der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition "Valdivia," 1898-99. Jena.</em> 15: 1-432, Pls. 1-18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6002309 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., 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]
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 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 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
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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 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 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
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Highseas lampfish | [details] |
| Japanese | ツマリハダカ | [details] |
| Russian | Черный трифотурус | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Triphotorus nigrescens (Brauer, 1904))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Myctophum nigrescens Brauer, 1904)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Triphoturus microchir (Gilbert, 1913))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Lampanyctus microchir Gilbert, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Triphoturus microchir (Gilbert, 1913))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Triphoturus nigrescens)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Lampanyctus microchir Gilbert, 1913)
To FishBase (from synonym Triphoturus microchir (Gilbert, 1913))
To FishBase (from synonym Triphotorus nigrescens (Brauer, 1904))
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum nigrescens Brauer, 1904)
To FishBase (from synonym Triphoturus micropterus (Brauer, 1906))
To FishBase images (Triphoturus nigrescens, by SFSA)
To GenBank (27 nucleotides; 41 proteins)
To GenBank (27 nucleotides; 41 proteins) (from synonym Myctophum nigrescens Brauer, 1904)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Triphoturus microchir (Gilbert, 1913))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Triphotorus nigrescens (Brauer, 1904))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Myctophum nigrescens Brauer, 1904)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Triphoturus microchir (Gilbert, 1913))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Lampanyctus microchir Gilbert, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Triphoturus microchir (Gilbert, 1913))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Triphoturus nigrescens)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Lampanyctus microchir Gilbert, 1913)
To FishBase (from synonym Triphoturus microchir (Gilbert, 1913))
To FishBase (from synonym Triphotorus nigrescens (Brauer, 1904))
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum nigrescens Brauer, 1904)
To FishBase (from synonym Triphoturus micropterus (Brauer, 1906))
To FishBase images (Triphoturus nigrescens, by SFSA)
To GenBank (27 nucleotides; 41 proteins)
To GenBank (27 nucleotides; 41 proteins) (from synonym Myctophum nigrescens Brauer, 1904)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Triphoturus microchir (Gilbert, 1913))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
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