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WoRMS taxon details

Tripterodon orbis Playfair, 1867

AphiaID

218714 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218714)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Tripterodon Playfair, 1867

Original name

Tripterodon orbis Playfair, 1867

Synonymised names

Tripterodon ornis Playfair, 1867 · unaccepted (misspelling)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Playfair, R. L.; Günther, A. (1867). The fishes of Zanzibar, with a list of the fishes of the whole east coast of Africa. London. i-xiv + 1-153, Pls. 1-21. [details]

Type data

Note Type species of the genus.

Unreviewed

Type species Type species of the genus. [details]

Descriptive notes

Description Inhabits coastal waters. Feeds on rock and coral-dwelling organisms (Ref. 5213).

Description Inhabits coastal waters. Feeds on rock and coral-dwelling organisms (Ref. 5213). [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Tripterodon orbis Playfair, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218714 on 2026-07-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1997-02-24 18:26:33Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2008-01-15 17:27:08Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Playfair, R. L.; Günther, A. (1867). The fishes of Zanzibar, with a list of the fishes of the whole east coast of Africa. London. i-xiv + 1-153, Pls. 1-21. [details]

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., 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. Scientific Data. 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]