WoRMS taxon details
Scopelosaurus smithii Bean, 1925
126350 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126350)
accepted
Species
Scopelosaurus smithi Bean, 1925 · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Bean, B. A. (1925). escription of a new species of luminous lizard fish, Scopelosaurus smithii, from off the coast of Brazil. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 38: 13-14. [details]
Distribution from 34°N to 20°S, with some larval drift up to 40°
Distribution from 34°N to 20°S, with some larval drift up to 40° [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Scopelosaurus smithii Bean, 1925. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126350 on 2023-03-25
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original description
Bean, B. A. (1925). escription of a new species of luminous lizard fish, Scopelosaurus smithii, from off the coast of Brazil. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 38: 13-14. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [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 Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [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 Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]




From other sources
Diet Feeds mainly on zooplankton [details]Distribution from 34°N to 20°S, with some larval drift up to 40° [details]
Habitat Larvae are epipelagic, young inhabit the layers between 50-200 m, adults benthopelagic and found deeper than 500 m over continental and insular slopes. [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Reproduction Spawning occurs in tropical waters, especially in the western part of the Atlantic Ocean [details]
Language | Name | |
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Japanese | フデエソ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (14 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Scopelosaurus smithi Bean, 1925)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelosaurus smithi Bean, 1925)
To FishBase images (Scopelosaurus smithii, by JAMARC)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scopelosaurus smithii P05874 illustration) (from synonym Scopelosaurus smithi Bean, 1925)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scopelosaurus smithii USNM 214073 photograph)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Scopelosaurus smithi Bean, 1925)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelosaurus smithi Bean, 1925)
To FishBase images (Scopelosaurus smithii, by JAMARC)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scopelosaurus smithii P05874 illustration) (from synonym Scopelosaurus smithi Bean, 1925)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scopelosaurus smithii USNM 214073 photograph)
To PESI
To ITIS
To NMNH Extant Coll... [hosted externally; from synonym] |