WoRMS taxon details
Allocyttus verrucosus (Gilchrist, 1906)
127422 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127422)
accepted
Species
Allocyttus propinquus McCulloch, 1914 · unaccepted
Allocyttus verrucosus propinquus McCulloch, 1914 · unaccepted
Cyttosoma verrucosum Gilchrist, 1906 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Allocyttus verrucosus propinquus McCulloch, 1914 accepted as Allocyttus verrucosus (Gilchrist, 1906)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cyttosoma verrucosum Gilchrist, 1906) Gilchrist, J. D. F. (1906). Descriptions of fifteen new South African fishes, with notes on other species. <em>Marine Investigations in South Africa.</em> v. 4: 143-171, Pls. 37-51. [details]
Description Occurs on the continental slope (Ref. 9563).
Description Occurs on the continental slope (Ref. 9563). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Allocyttus verrucosus (Gilchrist, 1906). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127422 on 2026-01-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cyttosoma verrucosum Gilchrist, 1906) Gilchrist, J. D. F. (1906). Descriptions of fifteen new South African fishes, with notes on other species. <em>Marine Investigations in South Africa.</em> v. 4: 143-171, Pls. 37-51. [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 (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [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 Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [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 Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). 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
Description Occurs on the continental slope (Ref. 9563). [details]Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Barcode of Life (19 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Allocyttus propinquus McCulloch, 1914)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Cyttosoma verrucosum Gilchrist, 1906)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Allocyttus verrucosus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Allocyttus propinquus McCulloch, 1914)
To FishBase (from synonym Cyttosoma verrucosum Gilchrist, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Allocyttus verrucosus propinquus McCulloch, 1914)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 20 proteins) (from synonym Cyttosoma verrucosum Gilchrist, 1906)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 20 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Allocyttus propinquus McCulloch, 1914)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Cyttosoma verrucosum Gilchrist, 1906)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Allocyttus verrucosus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Allocyttus propinquus McCulloch, 1914)
To FishBase (from synonym Cyttosoma verrucosum Gilchrist, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Allocyttus verrucosus propinquus McCulloch, 1914)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 20 proteins) (from synonym Cyttosoma verrucosum Gilchrist, 1906)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 20 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
