WoRMS taxon details
Epibulus insidiator (Pallas, 1770)
218972 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218972)
accepted
Species
Epibulis insidiator (Pallas, 1770) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Epibulus insidiator var. flava Bleeker, 1849 · unaccepted
Epibulus insidiator var. fusca Bleeker, 1849 · unaccepted
Epibulus striatus Day, 1871 · unaccepted
Sparus insidiator Pallas, 1770 · unaccepted
- Variety Epibulus insidiator var. flava Bleeker, 1849 accepted as Epibulus insidiator (Pallas, 1770)
- Variety Epibulus insidiator var. fusca Bleeker, 1849 accepted as Epibulus insidiator (Pallas, 1770)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sparus insidiator Pallas, 1770) Pallas, P. S. (1770). Spicilegia Zoologica quibus novae imprimis et obscurae animalium species iconibus, descriptionibus atque commentariis illustrantur. <em>Berolini, Gottl. August. Lange.</em> v. 1 (fasc. 8): 1-56, Pls. 1-5. [Also v. 1 (fasc. 7), 1769, pp. 1-42, Pls. 1-6.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27817654
page(s): 41, Pl. 5 (fig. 1) [details]
page(s): 41, Pl. 5 (fig. 1) [details]
Description Inhabits coral rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs, from the lower surge zone to a depth of at least 40 m (Ref. 1602)....
Description Inhabits coral rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs, from the lower surge zone to a depth of at least 40 m (Ref. 1602). Generally solitary (Ref. 5213). Feeds mainly on small fishes, crabs, and shrimps. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Epibulus insidiator (Pallas, 1770). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218972 on 2025-07-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Sparus insidiator Pallas, 1770) Pallas, P. S. (1770). Spicilegia Zoologica quibus novae imprimis et obscurae animalium species iconibus, descriptionibus atque commentariis illustrantur. <em>Berolini, Gottl. August. Lange.</em> v. 1 (fasc. 8): 1-56, Pls. 1-5. [Also v. 1 (fasc. 7), 1769, pp. 1-42, Pls. 1-6.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27817654
page(s): 41, Pl. 5 (fig. 1) [details]
original description (of Epibulus striatus Day, 1871) Day, F. (1871). On the fishes of the Andaman Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1870 (pt 3): 677-705 [1-29].
page(s): 697 [21] [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): 41, Pl. 5 (fig. 1) [details]
original description (of Epibulus striatus Day, 1871) Day, F. (1871). On the fishes of the Andaman Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1870 (pt 3): 677-705 [1-29].
page(s): 697 [21] [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]
context source (HKRMS) Sadovy, Y. & Cornish, A.S. (2000). Reef fishes of Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. [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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context source (HKRMS) Sadovy, Y. & Cornish, A.S. (2000). Reef fishes of Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. [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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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits coral rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs, from the lower surge zone to a depth of at least 40 m (Ref. 1602). Generally solitary (Ref. 5213). Feeds mainly on small fishes, crabs, and shrimps. [details]
To Barcode of Life (36 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Epibulis insidiator (Pallas, 1770))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications) (from synonym Sparus insidiator Pallas, 1770)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Epibulus striatus Day, 1871)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (76 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Slingjaw wrasse)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Epibulus insidiator)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus insidiator Pallas, 1770)
To FishBase (from synonym Epibulis insidiator (Pallas, 1770))
To FishBase (from synonym Epibulus insidiator var. flava Bleeker, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Epibulus insidiator var. fusca Bleeker, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Epibulus striatus Day, 1871)
To FishBase images (Epibulus insidiator, Egypt, by Rusconi, G.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (123 nucleotides; 92 proteins)
To GenBank (123 nucleotides; 92 proteins) (from synonym Sparus insidiator Pallas, 1770)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epibulus insidiator USNM 408290 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epibulus insidiator USNM 435496 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Epibulis insidiator (Pallas, 1770))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications) (from synonym Sparus insidiator Pallas, 1770)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Epibulus striatus Day, 1871)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (76 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Slingjaw wrasse)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Epibulus insidiator)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus insidiator Pallas, 1770)
To FishBase (from synonym Epibulis insidiator (Pallas, 1770))
To FishBase (from synonym Epibulus insidiator var. flava Bleeker, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Epibulus insidiator var. fusca Bleeker, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Epibulus striatus Day, 1871)
To FishBase images (Epibulus insidiator, Egypt, by Rusconi, G.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (123 nucleotides; 92 proteins)
To GenBank (123 nucleotides; 92 proteins) (from synonym Sparus insidiator Pallas, 1770)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epibulus insidiator USNM 408290 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epibulus insidiator USNM 435496 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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