WoRMS name details
Ariomma melanum (Ginsburg, 1954)
159593 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159593)
unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cubiceps melanus Ginsburg, 1954) Ginsburg, I. (1954). Four new fishes and one little-known species from the east coast of the United States including the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 44 (8): 256-264. [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: 43°N and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to Panama, extending to the northern coast of South America
Distribution Western Atlantic: 43°N and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to Panama, extending to the northern coast of South America [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Ariomma melanum (Ginsburg, 1954). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159593 on 2025-03-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cubiceps melanus Ginsburg, 1954) Ginsburg, I. (1954). Four new fishes and one little-known species from the east coast of the United States including the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 44 (8): 256-264. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Other
additional source
Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [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 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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds mainly on small crustaceans [details]Distribution Western Atlantic: 43°N and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to Panama, extending to the northern coast of South America [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Habitat Inhabits deep waters, usually on soft bottoms. [details]
Importance Social- Minor commercial fishery [details]
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ariomma melanum)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Ariomma melanum, by JAMARC)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 22 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ariomma melanum USNM 405118 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ariomma melanum USNM 405119 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ariomma melanum)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Ariomma melanum, by JAMARC)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 22 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ariomma melanum USNM 405118 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ariomma melanum USNM 405119 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
