WoRMS taxon details
Bregmaceros atlanticus Goode & Bean, 1886
126431 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126431)
accepted
Species
- Subspecies Bregmaceros atlanticus japonicus Tanaka, 1908 accepted as Bregmaceros japonicus Tanaka, 1908
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Goode, G. B. ; Bean, T. H. (1886). Reports on the results of dredging ... in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U.S. coast survey steamer "Blake," ... XXVIII.--Description of thirteen species and two genera of fishes from the "Blake" collection. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> v. 12 (no. 5): 153-170. [details]
Description Generally oceanic. Feeds on zoo- and phytoplankton, especially crustaceans (Ref. 6735).
Distribution Western Atlantic: 39.87°N and eastern Gulf of Mexico to Guianas
Description Generally oceanic. Feeds on zoo- and phytoplankton, especially crustaceans (Ref. 6735). [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: 39.87°N and eastern Gulf of Mexico to Guianas
Distribution Western Atlantic: 39.87°N and eastern Gulf of Mexico to Guianas [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Bregmaceros atlanticus Goode & Bean, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126431 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Goode, G. B. ; Bean, T. H. (1886). Reports on the results of dredging ... in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U.S. coast survey steamer "Blake," ... XXVIII.--Description of thirteen species and two genera of fishes from the "Blake" collection. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> v. 12 (no. 5): 153-170. [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
context source (Bermuda)
Beebe, W. (1937). Preliminary list of Bermuda deep-sea fish. Zoologica (New York), 22 (3): 197-208 [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [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]
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]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [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]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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in Italy (Nation) : Shipping [details]Unreviewed
Description Generally oceanic. Feeds on zoo- and phytoplankton, especially crustaceans (Ref. 6735). [details]Diet Feeds on zoo- and phytoplankton, especially crustaceans [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: 39.87°N and eastern Gulf of Mexico to Guianas [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Epipelagic [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat generally oceanic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | antenna codlet | [details] |
| Japanese | セイヨウサイウオ | [details] |
| Spanish | bacalete antena | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (16 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bregmaceros atlanticus)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Bregmaceros atlanticus, by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bregmaceros atlanticus RAD112047-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bregmaceros atlanticus)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Bregmaceros atlanticus, by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bregmaceros atlanticus RAD112047-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
