WoRMS taxon details
Upeneus asymmetricus Lachner, 1954
126988 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126988)
accepted
Species
Upeneus asymetricus Lachner, 1954 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Lachner, E. A. (1954). A revision of the goatfish genus Upeneus with descriptions of two new species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 103 (3330): 497-532, Pls. 13-14., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.103-3330.497 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Upeneus asymmetricus Lachner, 1954. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126988 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Lachner, E. A. (1954). A revision of the goatfish genus Upeneus with descriptions of two new species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 103 (3330): 497-532, Pls. 13-14., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.103-3330.497 [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]
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
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
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Upeneus asymmetricus)
To FishBase
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Upeneus asymmetricus RAD111052-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Upeneus asymmetricus USNM 154659 holotype photograph lateral view)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Upeneus asymmetricus)
To FishBase
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Upeneus asymmetricus RAD111052-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Upeneus asymmetricus USNM 154659 holotype photograph lateral view)
To PESI
To ITIS
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