WoRMS taxon details
Symbolophorus barnardi (Tåning, 1932)
217720 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217720)
accepted
Species
Myctophum humboldti barnardi Tåning, 1932 · unaccepted
Scopelus hookeri Whitley, 1953 · unaccepted
Symbolophorus humboldti barnardi (Tåning, 1932) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Myctophum humboldti barnardi Tåning, 1932) Tåning, A. V. (1932). Notes on scopelids from the Dana Expeditions. I. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn.</em> v. 94: 125-146. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Symbolophorus barnardi (Tåning, 1932). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217720 on 2026-07-17
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Scopelus hookeri Whitley, 1953) Whitley, G. P. (1953). Studies in ichthyology. No. 16. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> v. 23 (no. 3): 133-138. [details]
original description (of Myctophum humboldti barnardi Tåning, 1932) Tåning, A. V. (1932). Notes on scopelids from the Dana Expeditions. I. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn.</em> v. 94: 125-146. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Myctophum humboldti barnardi Tåning, 1932) Tåning, A. V. (1932). Notes on scopelids from the Dana Expeditions. I. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn.</em> v. 94: 125-146. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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]
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 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]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Barcode of Life (24 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Scopelus hookeri Whitley, 1953)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Myctophum humboldti barnardi Tåning, 1932)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Symbolophorus barnardi)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus hookeri Whitley, 1953)
To FishBase (from synonym Symbolophorus humboldti barnardi (Tåning, 1932))
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum humboldti barnardi Tåning, 1932)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 13 proteins) (from synonym Symbolophorus humboldti barnardi (Tåning, 1932))
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 13 proteins) (from synonym Myctophum humboldti barnardi Tåning, 1932)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 13 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Scopelus hookeri Whitley, 1953)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Myctophum humboldti barnardi Tåning, 1932)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Symbolophorus barnardi)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus hookeri Whitley, 1953)
To FishBase (from synonym Symbolophorus humboldti barnardi (Tåning, 1932))
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum humboldti barnardi Tåning, 1932)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 13 proteins) (from synonym Symbolophorus humboldti barnardi (Tåning, 1932))
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 13 proteins) (from synonym Myctophum humboldti barnardi Tåning, 1932)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 13 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS