WoRMS taxon details
Nealotus tripes Johnson, 1865
126864 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126864)
accepted
Species
Machaerope latispinis Ogilby, 1899 · unaccepted
Machaerope latispinus Ogilby, 1899 · unaccepted
Neolatus tripes Johnson, 1865 · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Johnson, J. Y. (1865). Description of a new genus of trichiuroid fishes obtained at Madeira, with remarks on the genus Dicrotus, Günther, and on some allied genera of Trichiuridae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865.</em> (pt 2) (art. 5) : 434-437. [details]
Description Oceanic, bathy- to mesopelagic and migrates to the surface at night. Feeds on myctophids and other small fishes,...
Distribution Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical and temperate waters. As far north as 44°N in the Atlantic
Description Oceanic, bathy- to mesopelagic and migrates to the surface at night. Feeds on myctophids and other small fishes, cephalopods and crustaceans. Matures at about 15 cm standard length (Ref. 9784). [details]
Distribution Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical and temperate waters. As far north as 44°N in the Atlantic
Distribution Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical and temperate waters. As far north as 44°N in the Atlantic [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Nealotus tripes Johnson, 1865. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126864 on 2025-04-18
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Nomenclature
original description
Johnson, J. Y. (1865). Description of a new genus of trichiuroid fishes obtained at Madeira, with remarks on the genus Dicrotus, Günther, and on some allied genera of Trichiuridae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865.</em> (pt 2) (art. 5) : 434-437. [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]
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 Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
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]
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]
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 Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]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
Unreviewed
Description Oceanic, bathy- to mesopelagic and migrates to the surface at night. Feeds on myctophids and other small fishes, cephalopods and crustaceans. Matures at about 15 cm standard length (Ref. 9784). [details]Diet Feeds on myctophids and other small fishes, squid and crustaceans [details]
Distribution Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical and temperate waters. As far north as 44°N in the Atlantic [details]
Habitat oceanic, migrating to the surface at night [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | black snake mackerel | [details] |
| Japanese | フウライカマス | [details] |
| Russian | Черная змеевидная макрель | [details] |
| Spanish | escolar listado | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (25 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Machaerope latispinus Ogilby, 1899)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Neolatus tripes Johnson, 1865)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Machaerope latispinis Ogilby, 1899)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Neolatus tripes Johnson, 1865)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nealotus tripes)
To FishBase (from synonym Neolatus tripes Johnson, 1865)
To FishBase (from synonym Machaerope latispinus Ogilby, 1899)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Machaerope latispinis Ogilby, 1899)
To FishBase images (Nealotus tripes, by JAMARC)
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 61 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nealotus tripes RAD103829-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nealotus tripes RAD103830-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Machaerope latispinus Ogilby, 1899)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Neolatus tripes Johnson, 1865)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Machaerope latispinis Ogilby, 1899)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Neolatus tripes Johnson, 1865)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nealotus tripes)
To FishBase (from synonym Neolatus tripes Johnson, 1865)
To FishBase (from synonym Machaerope latispinus Ogilby, 1899)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Machaerope latispinis Ogilby, 1899)
To FishBase images (Nealotus tripes, by JAMARC)
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 61 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nealotus tripes RAD103829-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nealotus tripes RAD103830-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
