WoRMS taxon details
Synagrops japonicus (Döderlein, 1883)
367291 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:367291)
accepted
Species
Melanostoma japonicum Döderlein, 1883 · unaccepted
Synagrops natalensis Gilchrist, 1922 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Melanostoma japonicum Döderlein, 1883) Steindachner, F. ; Döderlein, L. (1883). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Fische Japan's (II.). <em>Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 20 (no. 15): 123-125. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Synagrops japonicus (Döderlein, 1883). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=367291 on 2025-06-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Melanostoma japonicum Döderlein, 1883) Steindachner, F. ; Döderlein, L. (1883). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Fische Japan's (II.). <em>Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 20 (no. 15): 123-125. [details]
original description (of Synagrops natalensis Gilchrist, 1922) Gilchrist, J. D. F. (1922). Deep-sea fishes procured by the S.S. "Pickle" (Part I). <em>Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa.</em> Rep. 2 (art. 3): 41-79, Pls. 7-12. [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 Synagrops natalensis Gilchrist, 1922) Gilchrist, J. D. F. (1922). Deep-sea fishes procured by the S.S. "Pickle" (Part I). <em>Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa.</em> Rep. 2 (art. 3): 41-79, Pls. 7-12. [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]
additional source Occhipinti-Ambrogi, A., A. Marchini, G. Cantone, A. Castelli, C. Chimenz, M. Cormaci, C. Froglia, G. Furnari, M.C. Gambi, G. Giaccone, A. Giangrande, C. Gravil, F. Mastrototaro, C. Mazziotti, L. Orsi-Relini & S. Piraino. (2010). Alien species along the Italian coasts: an overview. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 13(1): 215-237., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-010-9803-y [details] Available for editors
[request]
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]
additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Occhipinti-Ambrogi, A., A. Marchini, G. Cantone, A. Castelli, C. Chimenz, M. Cormaci, C. Froglia, G. Furnari, M.C. Gambi, G. Giaccone, A. Giangrande, C. Gravil, F. Mastrototaro, C. Mazziotti, L. Orsi-Relini & S. Piraino. (2010). Alien species along the Italian coasts: an overview. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 13(1): 215-237., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-010-9803-y [details] Available for editors
[request]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]additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スミクイウオ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (47 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Melanostoma japonicum Döderlein, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Synagrops natalensis Gilchrist, 1922)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Synagrops japonicus)
To FishBase (from synonym Melanostoma japonicum Döderlein, 1883)
To FishBase (from synonym Synagrops natalensis Gilchrist, 1922)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Synagrops japonicus, Philippines, by Reyes, R.B.)
To GenBank (56 nucleotides; 79 proteins) (from synonym Melanostoma japonicum Döderlein, 1883)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Melanostoma japonicum Döderlein, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Synagrops natalensis Gilchrist, 1922)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Synagrops japonicus)
To FishBase (from synonym Melanostoma japonicum Döderlein, 1883)
To FishBase (from synonym Synagrops natalensis Gilchrist, 1922)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Synagrops japonicus, Philippines, by Reyes, R.B.)
To GenBank (56 nucleotides; 79 proteins) (from synonym Melanostoma japonicum Döderlein, 1883)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
