WoRMS taxon details
Genypterus blacodes (Forster, 1801)
278702 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:278702)
accepted
Species
Genypterus australis Castelnau, 1872 · unaccepted
Genypterus microstomus Regan, 1903 · unaccepted
Ophidium blacodes Forster, 1801 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophidium blacodes Forster, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 484 [details]
page(s): 484 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Genypterus blacodes (Forster, 1801). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=278702 on 2025-04-29
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Genypterus australis Castelnau, 1872) Castelnau, F. L. (1872). Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. No. 1.--The Melbourne fish market (pp. 29-242). No. II.--Note on some South Australian fishes (pp. 243-247). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne.</em> v. 1: 29-247 plus 1 p. Errata, 1 pl.
page(s): 164 [details]
original description (of Ophidium blacodes Forster, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 484 [details]
page(s): 164 [details]
original description (of Ophidium blacodes Forster, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 484 [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]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [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]
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]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [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]
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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | pink cusk-eel | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (42 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Genypterus microstomus Regan, 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Genypterus australis Castelnau, 1872)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Ophidium blacodes Forster, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (70 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Genypterus blacodes)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Ophidium blacodes Forster, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Genypterus microstomus Regan, 1903)
To FishBase (from synonym Genypterus australis Castelnau, 1872)
To FishBase images (Genypterus blacodes, Brazil, by Carvalho Filho, A.)
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 15 proteins)
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 15 proteins) (from synonym Ophidium blacodes Forster, 1801)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Genypterus blacodes USNM 214754 radiograph caudal)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Genypterus microstomus Regan, 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Genypterus australis Castelnau, 1872)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Ophidium blacodes Forster, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (70 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Genypterus blacodes)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Ophidium blacodes Forster, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Genypterus microstomus Regan, 1903)
To FishBase (from synonym Genypterus australis Castelnau, 1872)
To FishBase images (Genypterus blacodes, Brazil, by Carvalho Filho, A.)
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 15 proteins)
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 15 proteins) (from synonym Ophidium blacodes Forster, 1801)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Genypterus blacodes USNM 214754 radiograph caudal)
To ITIS
