WoRMS taxon details
Selene setapinnis (Mitchill, 1815)
159647 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159647)
accepted
Species
Vomer setapinnis (Mitchill, 1815) · unaccepted
Zeus setapinnis Mitchill, 1815 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Zeus setapinnis Mitchill, 1815) Mitchill, S. L. (1815). The fishes of New-York, described and arranged. <em>Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York.</em> v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814): 355-492, Pls. 1-6.
page(s): 384, Pl. 1 (fig. 9) [details]
page(s): 384, Pl. 1 (fig. 9) [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada through most of the West Indies; along coasts of Gulf of Mexico and South America to...
Distribution Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada through most of the West Indies; along coasts of Gulf of Mexico and South America to Mar del Plata, Argentina. Absent from the Bahamas [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Selene setapinnis (Mitchill, 1815). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159647 on 2023-06-10
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original description
(of Zeus setapinnis Mitchill, 1815) Mitchill, S. L. (1815). The fishes of New-York, described and arranged. <em>Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York.</em> v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814): 355-492, Pls. 1-6.
page(s): 384, Pl. 1 (fig. 9) [details]
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) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [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 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). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 384, Pl. 1 (fig. 9) [details]
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) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [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 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). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]





From other sources
Diet Feeds on small fishes and crustaceans. [details]Distribution Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada through most of the West Indies; along coasts of Gulf of Mexico and South America to Mar del Plata, Argentina. Absent from the Bahamas [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Adults usually found near the bottom from inshore waters to at least 54 m depth, but may form schools near the surface. [details]
Importance Social- Highly Commercial, fishery, aquarium fish [details]
Language | Name | |
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English | moonfishhump-backed butterfishblunt-nosed shinerAtlantic moonfish | [details] |
Spanish | jorobado caballa | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (63 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Zeus setapinnis Mitchill, 1815)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications) (from synonym Vomer setapinnis (Mitchill, 1815))
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Zeus setapinnis Mitchill, 1815)
To FishBase (from synonym Vomer setapinnis (Mitchill, 1815))
To FishBase images (Selene setapinnis, by Flescher, D.)
To GenBank (51 nucleotides; 49 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Selene setapinnis RAD117433-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Selene setapinnis RAD117434-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Zeus setapinnis Mitchill, 1815)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications) (from synonym Vomer setapinnis (Mitchill, 1815))
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Zeus setapinnis Mitchill, 1815)
To FishBase (from synonym Vomer setapinnis (Mitchill, 1815))
To FishBase images (Selene setapinnis, by Flescher, D.)
To GenBank (51 nucleotides; 49 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Selene setapinnis RAD117433-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Selene setapinnis RAD117434-001)
To ITIS