WoRMS taxon details
Neocyttus rhomboidalis Gilchrist, 1906
217959 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217959)
accepted
Species
Cyttosoma rhomboidalis (Gilchrist, 1906) · unaccepted
Neocyttus rhomboidalis gibbosus McCulloch, 1914 · unaccepted
Neocyttus rhomboides Gilchrist, 1906 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
- Subspecies Neocyttus rhomboidalis gibbosus McCulloch, 1914 accepted as Neocyttus rhomboidalis Gilchrist, 1906
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.147649 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Neocyttus rhomboidalis Gilchrist, 1906. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217959 on 2026-04-19
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Nomenclature
original description
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., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.147649 [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]
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 (22 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cyttosoma rhomboidalis (Gilchrist, 1906))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Neocyttus rhomboidalis)
To FishBase (from synonym Cyttosoma rhomboidalis (Gilchrist, 1906))
To FishBase (from synonym Neocyttus rhomboidalis gibbosus McCulloch, 1914)
To FishBase
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 42 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cyttosoma rhomboidalis (Gilchrist, 1906))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Neocyttus rhomboidalis)
To FishBase (from synonym Cyttosoma rhomboidalis (Gilchrist, 1906))
To FishBase (from synonym Neocyttus rhomboidalis gibbosus McCulloch, 1914)
To FishBase
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 42 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To ITIS
