WoRMS taxon details
original description
(of Salmo myops Forster, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary page(s): 421 [details]
original description
(of Osmerus lemniscatus Lacepède, 1803) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1803). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Cinquieme. 5(1-21): i-lxviii + 1-803 + index., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6335629 page(s): 230, 236, Pl. 6 (fig. 1) [details]
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 (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
context source (Bermuda)
Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys
(American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4)
. ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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
McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [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 [request]
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]
From other sources
Description Inhabits deeper waters on the outer slopes of the reef. Found over sandy areas of coastal waters, from the littoral zone down to a depth of about 100 m. Feeds on fishes (Ref. 5213). Rests on or burrows into substrate, leaving eyes exposed (Ref. 4472). [details]
Diet Feed on fishes and small crustaceans [details]
Distribution Grand Bank to Florida, Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico, Antilles, and Caribbean south to Brazil [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Habitat Found over sandy bottoms of deep outer reef slopes. Reported to be common in estuaries. Rest on or more often burrow into substrate, leaving eyes exposed. [details]
To Barcode of Life (155 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Synodus brevirostris (Poey, 1860))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Osmerus lemniscatus Lacepède, 1803)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Saurus brevirostris Poey, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Saurus truncatus Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Synodus myops (Forster, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications) (from synonym Salmo myops Forster, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Trachinocephalus limbatus (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Trachinocephalus brevirostris (Poey, 1860))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (65 publications) (from synonym Saurus myops (Forster, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Saurus limbatus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (79 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Saurus lemniscatus (Lacepède, 1803))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Salmo myops Forster, 1801)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Trachinocephalus myops)
To FishBase (from synonym Osmerus lemniscatus Lacepède, 1803)
To FishBase (from synonym Synodus myops (Forster, 1801))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Synodus brevirostris (Poey, 1860))
To FishBase (from synonym Salmo myops Forster, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Trachinocephalus limbatus (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850))
To FishBase (from synonym Saurus brevirostris Poey, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Saurus limbatus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)
To FishBase (from synonym Saurus lemniscatus (Lacepède, 1803))
To FishBase (from synonym Saurus myops (Forster, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Trichinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Trachicephalus myops (Forster, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Trachinocephalus brevirostris (Poey, 1860))
To FishBase (from synonym Saurus truncatus Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
To FishBase images (Trachinocephalus myops, by Sampaio, C.L.S.)
To GenBank (146 nucleotides; 156 proteins)
To GenBank (146 nucleotides; 156 proteins) (from synonym Synodus myops (Forster, 1801))
To GenBank (146 nucleotides; 156 proteins) (from synonym Saurus myops (Forster, 1801))
To GenBank (146 nucleotides; 156 proteins) (from synonym Salmo myops Forster, 1801)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Synodus myops FIN034669 Slide 120 mm) (from synonym Synodus myops (Forster, 1801))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Synodus myops FIN034670 Slide 120 mm) (from synonym Synodus myops (Forster, 1801))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Trachinocephalus myops RAD104719-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Trachinocephalus myops RAD104719-001)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
From other sources
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