WoRMS taxon details
Leptostomias gladiator (Zugmayer, 1911)
127355 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127355)
accepted
Species
Leptostomias problematicus (Parr, 1927) · unaccepted
Leptostomias ramosus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 · unaccepted
Melanostomias gladiator (Zugmayer, 1911) · unaccepted
Melanostomias problematicus Parr, 1927 · unaccepted
Melanostomias ramosus (Regan & Trewavas, 1930) · unaccepted
Nematostomias gladiator Zugmayer, 1911 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Nematostomias gladiator Zugmayer, 1911) Zugmayer, E. (1911). Diagnoses de poissons nouveaux provenant des campagnes du yacht "Princesse-Alice" (1901 à 1910). <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique (Monaco).</em> No. 193: 1-14., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.55724 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Leptostomias gladiator (Zugmayer, 1911). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127355 on 2026-08-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Leptostomias ramosus Regan & Trewavas, 1930) Regan, C. T.; Trewavas E. (1930). The fishes of the families Stomiatidae and Malacosteidae. <em>Danish Dana Expedition 1920-22 in the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Panama, Oceanographical Reports.</em> 2(6): 1-143, Pls. 1-14. [details]
original description (of Melanostomias problematicus Parr, 1927) Parr, A. E. (1927). The Stomiatoid fishes of the suborder Gymnophotodermi (Astronesthidae, Melanostomiatidae, Idiacanthidae) with a complete review of the species. (Scientific results of the third oceanographic expedition of the "Pawnee" 1927.). <em>Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University.</em> v. 3 (art. 2): 1-123. [details]
original description (of Nematostomias gladiator Zugmayer, 1911) Zugmayer, E. (1911). Diagnoses de poissons nouveaux provenant des campagnes du yacht "Princesse-Alice" (1901 à 1910). <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique (Monaco).</em> No. 193: 1-14., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.55724 [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 Melanostomias problematicus Parr, 1927) Parr, A. E. (1927). The Stomiatoid fishes of the suborder Gymnophotodermi (Astronesthidae, Melanostomiatidae, Idiacanthidae) with a complete review of the species. (Scientific results of the third oceanographic expedition of the "Pawnee" 1927.). <em>Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University.</em> v. 3 (art. 2): 1-123. [details]
original description (of Nematostomias gladiator Zugmayer, 1911) Zugmayer, E. (1911). Diagnoses de poissons nouveaux provenant des campagnes du yacht "Princesse-Alice" (1901 à 1910). <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique (Monaco).</em> No. 193: 1-14., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.55724 [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) Beebe, W. (1933). Preliminary account of deep sea dives in the bathysphere with especial reference to one of 2200 feet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 19(1): 178-188, available online at https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.19.1.178 [details] Available for editors
[request]
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) Beebe, W. (1933). Preliminary account of deep sea dives in the bathysphere with especial reference to one of 2200 feet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 19(1): 178-188, available online at https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.19.1.178 [details] Available for editors
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
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Leptostomias ramosus Regan & Trewavas, 1930)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Melanostomias problematicus Parr, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Nematostomias gladiator Zugmayer, 1911)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Leptostomias gladiator)
To FishBase (from synonym Melanostomias ramosus (Regan & Trewavas, 1930))
To FishBase (from synonym Nematostomias gladiator Zugmayer, 1911)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Melanostomias problematicus Parr, 1927)
To FishBase (from synonym Melanostomias gladiator (Zugmayer, 1911))
To FishBase (from synonym Leptostomias problematicus (Parr, 1927))
To FishBase (from synonym Leptostomias ramosus Regan & Trewavas, 1930)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 8 proteins) (from synonym Melanostomias gladiator (Zugmayer, 1911))
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 8 proteins) (from synonym Nematostomias gladiator Zugmayer, 1911)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Leptostomias gladiator RAD113747-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Leptostomias gladiator RAD113749-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Leptostomias ramosus Regan & Trewavas, 1930)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Melanostomias problematicus Parr, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Nematostomias gladiator Zugmayer, 1911)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Leptostomias gladiator)
To FishBase (from synonym Melanostomias ramosus (Regan & Trewavas, 1930))
To FishBase (from synonym Nematostomias gladiator Zugmayer, 1911)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Melanostomias problematicus Parr, 1927)
To FishBase (from synonym Melanostomias gladiator (Zugmayer, 1911))
To FishBase (from synonym Leptostomias problematicus (Parr, 1927))
To FishBase (from synonym Leptostomias ramosus Regan & Trewavas, 1930)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 8 proteins) (from synonym Melanostomias gladiator (Zugmayer, 1911))
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 8 proteins) (from synonym Nematostomias gladiator Zugmayer, 1911)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Leptostomias gladiator RAD113747-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Leptostomias gladiator RAD113749-001)
To PESI
To ITIS