WoRMS taxon details
Idiacanthus Peters, 1877
126211 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126211)
accepted
Genus
Bathyophis Günther, 1878 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Stylophthalmus Brauer, 1902 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Species Idiacanthus antrostomus Gilbert, 1890
- Species Idiacanthus atlanticus Brauer, 1906
- Species Idiacanthus fasciola Peters, 1877
- Species Idiacanthus aurora Waite, 1916 accepted as Idiacanthus atlanticus Brauer, 1906
- Species Idiacanthus ferox (Günther, 1878) accepted as Idiacanthus fasciola Peters, 1877
- Species Idiacanthus niger Regan, 1914 accepted as Idiacanthus atlanticus Brauer, 1906
- Species Idiacanthus retrodorsalis Thompson, 1916 accepted as Idiacanthus atlanticus Brauer, 1906
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Peters, W. (C. H.). (1877). Übersicht der während der von 1874 bis 1876 unter dem Commando des Hrn. Capitän z. S. Freiherrn von Schleinitz ausgeführten Reise S. M. S. Gazelle gesammelten und von der Kaiserlichen Admiralität der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften übersandten Fische. <em>Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1876.</em> : 831-854. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Idiacanthus Peters, 1877. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126211 on 2026-08-15
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Nomenclature
original description
Peters, W. (C. H.). (1877). Übersicht der während der von 1874 bis 1876 unter dem Commando des Hrn. Capitän z. S. Freiherrn von Schleinitz ausgeführten Reise S. M. S. Gazelle gesammelten und von der Kaiserlichen Admiralität der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften übersandten Fische. <em>Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1876.</em> : 831-854. [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]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ミツマタヤリウオ属 | [details] |
