WoRMS taxon details
Xiphister mucosus (Girard, 1858)
283195 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:283195)
accepted
Species
Xiphidion mucosum Girard, 1858 · unaccepted
Xiphidium cruoreum Cope, 1873 · unaccepted
Xiphistes mucosus (Girard, 1858) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Xiphidion mucosum Girard, 1858) Girard, C. F. (1858). Fishes. <em>In: General report upon zoology of the several Pacific railroad routes, 1857. In: Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, v. 10. Beverley Tucker, Washington, D.C.</em> Pp. i-xiv, 1-400, Pls. 7-8, 13-14, 17-18, 22c, 26, 29-30, 34, 37, 40-41, 48, 53, 59, 61, 64-65, 71. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Xiphister mucosus (Girard, 1858). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=283195 on 2025-04-25
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Xiphidion mucosum Girard, 1858) Girard, C. F. (1858). Fishes. <em>In: General report upon zoology of the several Pacific railroad routes, 1857. In: Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, v. 10. Beverley Tucker, Washington, D.C.</em> Pp. i-xiv, 1-400, Pls. 7-8, 13-14, 17-18, 22c, 26, 29-30, 34, 37, 40-41, 48, 53, 59, 61, 64-65, 71. [details]
original description (of Xiphidium cruoreum Cope, 1873) Cope, E. D. (1873). A contribution to the ichthyology of Alaska. <em>Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society.</em> v. 13 : pp. 1-9, 24-32.
page(s): 27 [4] [details]
original description (of Xiphidium cruoreum Cope, 1873) Cope, E. D. (1873). A contribution to the ichthyology of Alaska. <em>Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society.</em> v. 13 : pp. 1-9, 24-32.
page(s): 27 [4] [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
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
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Xiphidium cruoreum Cope, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Xiphistes mucosus (Girard, 1858))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Xiphidion mucosum Girard, 1858)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Xiphister mucosus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Xiphidion mucosum Girard, 1858)
To FishBase (from synonym Xiphistes mucosus (Girard, 1858))
To FishBase (from synonym Xiphidium cruoreum Cope, 1873)
To GenBank (170 nucleotides; 124 proteins) (from synonym Xiphidion mucosum Girard, 1858)
To GenBank (170 nucleotides; 124 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Xiphister mucosus RAD107636-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Xiphister mucosus RAD107636-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Xiphidium cruoreum Cope, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Xiphistes mucosus (Girard, 1858))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Xiphidion mucosum Girard, 1858)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Xiphister mucosus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Xiphidion mucosum Girard, 1858)
To FishBase (from synonym Xiphistes mucosus (Girard, 1858))
To FishBase (from synonym Xiphidium cruoreum Cope, 1873)
To GenBank (170 nucleotides; 124 proteins) (from synonym Xiphidion mucosum Girard, 1858)
To GenBank (170 nucleotides; 124 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Xiphister mucosus RAD107636-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Xiphister mucosus RAD107636-001)
To ITIS
