WoRMS taxon details
Haplophryne mollis (Brauer, 1902)
126547 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126547)
accepted
Species
Aceratias mollis Brauer, 1902 · unaccepted
Edriolychnus macracanthus Regan & Trewavas, 1932 · unaccepted
Edriolychnus radians Regan & Trewavas, 1932 · unaccepted
Edriolychnus roulei Regan & Trewavas, 1932 · unaccepted
Edriolychnus schmidti Regan, 1925 · unaccepted
Edriolynchnus macracanthus Regan & Trewavas, 1932 · unaccepted
Eridolchynus schmidti Regan, 1925 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Haplophryne triregium Whitley & Phillipps, 1939 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Aceratias mollis Brauer, 1902) Brauer, A. (1902). Diagnosen von neuen Tiefseefischen, welche von der Valdivia-Expedition gesammelt sind. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> v. 25 (no. 668): 277-298., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9904148 [details]
Distribution Tropical and subtropical parts of all oceans; FishBase records from Nantucket Shoals
Distribution Tropical and subtropical parts of all oceans; FishBase records from Nantucket Shoals [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Haplophryne mollis (Brauer, 1902). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126547 on 2026-04-27
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Haplophryne triregium Whitley & Phillipps, 1939) Whitley, G. P.; Phillipps, W. J. (1939). Descriptive notes on some New Zealand fishes. <em>Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand.</em> v. 69 (no. 2): 228-236, Pls. 21-22. [details]
original description (of Aceratias mollis Brauer, 1902) Brauer, A. (1902). Diagnosen von neuen Tiefseefischen, welche von der Valdivia-Expedition gesammelt sind. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> v. 25 (no. 668): 277-298., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9904148 [details]
original description (of Edriolychnus radians Regan & Trewavas, 1932) Regan, C. T.; Trewavas E. (1932). Deep-sea angler-fishes (Ceratioidea). <em>Dana Report.</em> No. 2: 1-113, Pls. 1-10. [details]
original description (of Edriolychnus roulei Regan & Trewavas, 1932) Regan, C. T.; Trewavas E. (1932). Deep-sea angler-fishes (Ceratioidea). <em>Dana Report.</em> No. 2: 1-113, Pls. 1-10. [details]
original description (of Edriolynchnus macracanthus Regan & Trewavas, 1932) Regan, C. T.; Trewavas E. (1932). Deep-sea angler-fishes (Ceratioidea). <em>Dana Report.</em> No. 2: 1-113, Pls. 1-10. [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]
original description (of Aceratias mollis Brauer, 1902) Brauer, A. (1902). Diagnosen von neuen Tiefseefischen, welche von der Valdivia-Expedition gesammelt sind. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> v. 25 (no. 668): 277-298., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9904148 [details]
original description (of Edriolychnus radians Regan & Trewavas, 1932) Regan, C. T.; Trewavas E. (1932). Deep-sea angler-fishes (Ceratioidea). <em>Dana Report.</em> No. 2: 1-113, Pls. 1-10. [details]
original description (of Edriolychnus roulei Regan & Trewavas, 1932) Regan, C. T.; Trewavas E. (1932). Deep-sea angler-fishes (Ceratioidea). <em>Dana Report.</em> No. 2: 1-113, Pls. 1-10. [details]
original description (of Edriolynchnus macracanthus Regan & Trewavas, 1932) Regan, C. T.; Trewavas E. (1932). Deep-sea angler-fishes (Ceratioidea). <em>Dana Report.</em> No. 2: 1-113, Pls. 1-10. [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]
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 (Bermuda) Grey, M. (1955). Notes on a collection of Bermuda deep-sea fishes. Fieldiana Zoology, 37: 265-302 [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]
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). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (Bermuda) Grey, M. (1955). Notes on a collection of Bermuda deep-sea fishes. Fieldiana Zoology, 37: 265-302 [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]
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). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Tropical and subtropical parts of all oceans; FishBase records from Nantucket Shoals [details]Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat mesopelagic [details]
To Barcode of Life (36 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Edriolychnus radians Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Edriolychnus roulei Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Edriolychnus macracanthus Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Haplophryne triregium Whitley & Phillipps, 1939)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Aceratias mollis Brauer, 1902)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Edriolychnus schmidti Regan, 1925)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Haplophryne mollis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Haplophryne triregium Whitley & Phillipps, 1939)
To FishBase (from synonym Aceratias mollis Brauer, 1902)
To FishBase (from synonym Edriolychnus schmidti Regan, 1925)
To FishBase (from synonym Edriolychnus roulei Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Eridolchynus schmidti Regan, 1925)
To FishBase (from synonym Edriolychnus macracanthus Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Edriolychnus radians Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 52 proteins) (from synonym Aceratias mollis Brauer, 1902)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 52 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Edriolychnus radians Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Edriolychnus roulei Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Edriolychnus macracanthus Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Haplophryne triregium Whitley & Phillipps, 1939)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Aceratias mollis Brauer, 1902)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Edriolychnus schmidti Regan, 1925)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Haplophryne mollis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Haplophryne triregium Whitley & Phillipps, 1939)
To FishBase (from synonym Aceratias mollis Brauer, 1902)
To FishBase (from synonym Edriolychnus schmidti Regan, 1925)
To FishBase (from synonym Edriolychnus roulei Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Eridolchynus schmidti Regan, 1925)
To FishBase (from synonym Edriolychnus macracanthus Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Edriolychnus radians Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 52 proteins) (from synonym Aceratias mollis Brauer, 1902)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 52 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
