WoRMS name details
Stomias boa ferox Reinhardt, 1842
158737 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158737)
unaccepted
Subspecies
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Stomias ferox Reinhardt, 1842) Reinhardt, J. C. H. (1842). Bemærkninger over tvende for den Grönlandske fauna nye fiskearter. <em>Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger og dets Medlemmers Arbeider (Kjøbenhavn).</em> 1842 (no. 6) (for 17 June): 82-84. [details]
Distribution Greenland to USA
Taxonomy Stomias boa ferox is recognized subspecies in northwest Atlantic
Distribution Greenland to USA [details]
Taxonomy Stomias boa ferox is recognized subspecies in northwest Atlantic
Taxonomy Stomias boa ferox is recognized subspecies in northwest Atlantic [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Stomias boa ferox Reinhardt, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158737 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Stomias ferox Reinhardt, 1842) Reinhardt, J. C. H. (1842). Bemærkninger over tvende for den Grönlandske fauna nye fiskearter. <em>Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger og dets Medlemmers Arbeider (Kjøbenhavn).</em> 1842 (no. 6) (for 17 June): 82-84. [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 Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 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 Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Beebe, W. (1933). Preliminary account of deep sea dives in the bathysphere with especial reference to one of 2200 feet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 19(1): 178-188 [details] Available for editors
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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]
context source (Bermuda) Beebe, W. (1933). Preliminary account of deep sea dives in the bathysphere with especial reference to one of 2200 feet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 19(1): 178-188 [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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on midwater fishes and crustaceans [details]Distribution Greenland to USA [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Found in deep oceanic waters to more than 1,000 m depth, may migrate to near-surface waters at night . [details]
Reproduction Oviparous [details]
Taxonomy Stomias boa ferox is recognized subspecies in northwest Atlantic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | boa dragonfish | [details] |
