WoRMS taxon details
Mentodus rostratus (Günther, 1878)
126744 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126744)
accepted
Species
Bathtroctes rostratus Günther, 1878 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Bathyroctes rostratus Günther, 1878 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Bathytroctes rostratus Günther, 1878 · unaccepted
Holtbyrnia rostrata (Günther, 1878) · unaccepted
Holtbyrnia rostratus (Günther, 1878) · unaccepted
Searsia rostratus (Günther, 1878) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Bathtroctes rostratus Günther, 1878) Günther, A. (1878). Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of H. M. S. `Challenger. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5).</em> 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28): 17-28, 179-187, 248-251., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937808682376 [details]
Distribution tropical Western Atlantic
Distribution tropical Western Atlantic [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Mentodus rostratus (Günther, 1878). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126744 on 2026-07-08
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Bathtroctes rostratus Günther, 1878) Günther, A. (1878). Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of H. M. S. `Challenger. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5).</em> 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28): 17-28, 179-187, 248-251., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937808682376 [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]
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) Roper, C. F. E.; Gibbs, Jr., R. H.; Aron, W. (1970). Ocean Acre: An Interim Report. Report to the U.S. Navy Underwater Sound Laboratory. [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 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) Roper, C. F. E.; Gibbs, Jr., R. H.; Aron, W. (1970). Ocean Acre: An Interim Report. Report to the U.S. Navy Underwater Sound Laboratory. [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 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 Western Atlantic [details]Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Occasionally found in Canadian Atlantic waters. Found at depths of 980- 2100 m . [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Searsia rostratus (Günther, 1878))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Bathytroctes rostratus Günther, 1878)
To FishBase (from synonym Holtbyrnia rostrata (Günther, 1878))
To FishBase (from synonym Holtbyrnia rostratus (Günther, 1878))
To FishBase (from synonym Searsia rostratus (Günther, 1878))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Bathtroctes rostratus Günther, 1878)
To FishBase (from synonym Bathytroctes rostratus Günther, 1878)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Searsia rostratus (Günther, 1878))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Bathytroctes rostratus Günther, 1878)
To FishBase (from synonym Holtbyrnia rostrata (Günther, 1878))
To FishBase (from synonym Holtbyrnia rostratus (Günther, 1878))
To FishBase (from synonym Searsia rostratus (Günther, 1878))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Bathtroctes rostratus Günther, 1878)
To FishBase (from synonym Bathytroctes rostratus Günther, 1878)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
