WoRMS taxon details
Cyprinocirrhites polyactis (Bleeker, 1874)
218864 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218864)
accepted
Species
Cirrhitichthys polyactis Bleeker, 1874 · unaccepted
Ctprinocirrhites polyactis (Bleeker, 1874) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Cyprinocirrhites stigma Fowler, 1943 · unaccepted
Cyprinocirrhites ui Tanaka, 1917 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cirrhitichthys polyactis Bleeker, 1874) Bleeker, P. (1874). Sur les espèces insulindiennes de la famille des Cirrhitéoïdes. <em>Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Amsterdam).</em> v. 15: 1-20.
page(s): 16 [details]
page(s): 16 [details]
Description Hovers several meters above the bottom and feeds mainly on pelagic crustaceans, copepods, and other animals of the plankton.
Description Hovers several meters above the bottom and feeds mainly on pelagic crustaceans, copepods, and other animals of the plankton. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Cyprinocirrhites polyactis (Bleeker, 1874). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218864 on 2025-07-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cirrhitichthys polyactis Bleeker, 1874) Bleeker, P. (1874). Sur les espèces insulindiennes de la famille des Cirrhitéoïdes. <em>Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Amsterdam).</em> v. 15: 1-20.
page(s): 16 [details]
original description (of Cyprinocirrhites stigma Fowler, 1943) Fowler, H. W. (1943). Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. Descriptions and figures of new fishes obtained in Philippine seas and adjacent waters by the United States Bureau of Fisheries steamer "Albatross.". <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 100, v. 14 (pt 2): i-iii + 53-91. [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]
page(s): 16 [details]
original description (of Cyprinocirrhites stigma Fowler, 1943) Fowler, H. W. (1943). Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. Descriptions and figures of new fishes obtained in Philippine seas and adjacent waters by the United States Bureau of Fisheries steamer "Albatross.". <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 100, v. 14 (pt 2): i-iii + 53-91. [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]
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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Hovers several meters above the bottom and feeds mainly on pelagic crustaceans, copepods, and other animals of the plankton. [details]
To Barcode of Life (18 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cyprinocirrhites stigma Fowler, 1943)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Cyprinocirrhites ui Tanaka, 1917)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Cirrhitichthys polyactis Bleeker, 1874)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cyprinocirrhites polyactis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cirrhitichthys polyactis Bleeker, 1874)
To FishBase (from synonym Cyprinocirrhites stigma Fowler, 1943)
To FishBase (from synonym Ctprinocirrhites polyactis (Bleeker, 1874))
To FishBase (from synonym Cyprinocirrhites ui Tanaka, 1917)
To FishBase images (Cyprinocirrhites polyactis, Indonesia, by Greenfield, J.)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 8 proteins) (from synonym Cirrhitichthys polyactis Bleeker, 1874)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cyprinocirrhites polyactis USNM 374348 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cyprinocirrhites polyactis USNM 431887 lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cyprinocirrhites stigma P03942 illustration) (from synonym Cyprinocirrhites stigma Fowler, 1943)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cyprinocirrhites stigma Fowler, 1943)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Cyprinocirrhites ui Tanaka, 1917)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Cirrhitichthys polyactis Bleeker, 1874)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cyprinocirrhites polyactis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cirrhitichthys polyactis Bleeker, 1874)
To FishBase (from synonym Cyprinocirrhites stigma Fowler, 1943)
To FishBase (from synonym Ctprinocirrhites polyactis (Bleeker, 1874))
To FishBase (from synonym Cyprinocirrhites ui Tanaka, 1917)
To FishBase images (Cyprinocirrhites polyactis, Indonesia, by Greenfield, J.)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 8 proteins) (from synonym Cirrhitichthys polyactis Bleeker, 1874)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cyprinocirrhites polyactis USNM 374348 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cyprinocirrhites polyactis USNM 431887 lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cyprinocirrhites stigma P03942 illustration) (from synonym Cyprinocirrhites stigma Fowler, 1943)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally
Unreviewed
