WoRMS taxon details
Apteronotus albifrons (Linnaeus, 1766)
1022974 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1022974)
accepted
Species
Apteronotus passan Lacepède, 1800 · unaccepted
Gymnotus albifrons Linnaeus, 1766 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sternarchus albifrons (Linnaeus, 1766) · unaccepted
Sternarchus lacepedii Castelnau, 1855 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sternarchus maximilliani Castelnau, 1855 · unaccepted (synonym)
(of Gymnotus albifrons Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 428 [details]
page(s): 428 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Apteronotus albifrons (Linnaeus, 1766). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1022974 on 2025-09-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Gymnotus albifrons Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 428 [details]
original description (of Apteronotus passan Lacepède, 1800) Lacepède, B. G. E. (1800). Histoire naturelle des poissons. v. 2: i-lxiv + 1-632, Pls. 1-20.
page(s): 209, Pl. 6 (fig. 3) [details]
original description (of Sternarchus maximilliani Castelnau, 1855) Castelnau, F. L. (1855). Poissons. In: Animaux nouveaux or rares recueillis pendant l'expédition dans les parties centrales de l'Amérique du Sud, de Rio de Janeiro a Lima, et de Lima au Para; exécutée par ordre du gouvernement Français pendant les années 1843 a 1847 ... Part 7,. <em>Zoologie. Paris (P. Bertrand).</em> v. 2: i-xii + 1-112, Pls. 1-50.
page(s): 93, Pl. 45 (fig. 4) [details]
original description (of Sternarchus lacepedii Castelnau, 1855) Castelnau, F. L. (1855). Poissons. In: Animaux nouveaux or rares recueillis pendant l'expédition dans les parties centrales de l'Amérique du Sud, de Rio de Janeiro a Lima, et de Lima au Para; exécutée par ordre du gouvernement Français pendant les années 1843 a 1847 ... Part 7,. <em>Zoologie. Paris (P. Bertrand).</em> v. 2: i-xii + 1-112, Pls. 1-50.
page(s): 93, Pl. 45 (fig. 3) [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]
page(s): 428 [details]
original description (of Apteronotus passan Lacepède, 1800) Lacepède, B. G. E. (1800). Histoire naturelle des poissons. v. 2: i-lxiv + 1-632, Pls. 1-20.
page(s): 209, Pl. 6 (fig. 3) [details]
original description (of Sternarchus maximilliani Castelnau, 1855) Castelnau, F. L. (1855). Poissons. In: Animaux nouveaux or rares recueillis pendant l'expédition dans les parties centrales de l'Amérique du Sud, de Rio de Janeiro a Lima, et de Lima au Para; exécutée par ordre du gouvernement Français pendant les années 1843 a 1847 ... Part 7,. <em>Zoologie. Paris (P. Bertrand).</em> v. 2: i-xii + 1-112, Pls. 1-50.
page(s): 93, Pl. 45 (fig. 4) [details]
original description (of Sternarchus lacepedii Castelnau, 1855) Castelnau, F. L. (1855). Poissons. In: Animaux nouveaux or rares recueillis pendant l'expédition dans les parties centrales de l'Amérique du Sud, de Rio de Janeiro a Lima, et de Lima au Para; exécutée par ordre du gouvernement Français pendant les années 1843 a 1847 ... Part 7,. <em>Zoologie. Paris (P. Bertrand).</em> v. 2: i-xii + 1-112, Pls. 1-50.
page(s): 93, Pl. 45 (fig. 3) [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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (52 barcodes)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Apteronotus albifrons)
To Fishbase (from synonym Apteronotus passan Lacepède, 1800)
To Fishbase (from synonym Sternarchus maximilliani Castelnau, 1855)
To Fishbase (from synonym Sternarchus lacepedii Castelnau, 1855)
To Fishbase (from synonym Sternarchus albifrons (Linnaeus, 1766))
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnotus albifrons Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (106 nucleotides; 105 proteins)
To GenBank (106 nucleotides; 105 proteins) (from synonym Gymnotus albifrons Linnaeus, 1766)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Apteronotus albifrons)
To Fishbase (from synonym Apteronotus passan Lacepède, 1800)
To Fishbase (from synonym Sternarchus maximilliani Castelnau, 1855)
To Fishbase (from synonym Sternarchus lacepedii Castelnau, 1855)
To Fishbase (from synonym Sternarchus albifrons (Linnaeus, 1766))
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnotus albifrons Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (106 nucleotides; 105 proteins)
To GenBank (106 nucleotides; 105 proteins) (from synonym Gymnotus albifrons Linnaeus, 1766)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
