Deep-Sea taxon details
Platybelone argalus (Lesueur, 1821)
126377 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126377)
accepted
Species
Platybelone argalus argalus (Lesueur, 1821) · unaccepted
- Subspecies Platybelone argalus argalus (Lesueur, 1821) accepted as Platybelone argalus (Lesueur, 1821)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Lesueur, C. A. (1821). Observations on several genera and species of fish, belonging to the natural family of the Esoces. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 2 (pt 1): 124-138, 2 pls. [pp. 124-128 (Oct.), pp. 129-138 (Nov.)]. [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to Brazil
Distribution Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to Brazil [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Platybelone argalus (Lesueur, 1821). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126377 on 2025-04-30
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Platybelone argalus (Lesueur, 1821). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126377 on 2025-04-30
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(of ) Lesueur, C. A. (1821). Observations on several genera and species of fish, belonging to the natural family of the Esoces. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 2 (pt 1): 124-138, 2 pls. [pp. 124-128 (Oct.), pp. 129-138 (Nov.)]. [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 (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]
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]
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]
additional source Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [details]
additional source Randall, J. E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. <em>Immel Publishing.</em> [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 Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
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]
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 (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]
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]
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]
additional source Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [details]
additional source Randall, J. E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. <em>Immel Publishing.</em> [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 Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
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 Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to Brazil [details]Habitat nektonic [details]
To Barcode of Life (20 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Platybelone argalus argalus (Lesueur, 1821))
To FishBase images (Platybelone argalus argalus, by FAO) (from synonym Platybelone argalus argalus (Lesueur, 1821))
To GenBank (49 nucleotides; 57 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Platybelone argalus argalus RAD118685-001) (from synonym Platybelone argalus argalus (Lesueur, 1821))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Platybelone argalus USNM 406179 photograph head lateral view)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Platybelone argalus argalus (Lesueur, 1821))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Platybelone argalus argalus (Lesueur, 1821))
To FishBase images (Platybelone argalus argalus, by FAO) (from synonym Platybelone argalus argalus (Lesueur, 1821))
To GenBank (49 nucleotides; 57 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Platybelone argalus argalus RAD118685-001) (from synonym Platybelone argalus argalus (Lesueur, 1821))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Platybelone argalus USNM 406179 photograph head lateral view)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Platybelone argalus argalus (Lesueur, 1821))
To ITIS
