WoRMS taxon details
Pseudodax moluccanus (Valenciennes, 1840)
219046 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219046)
accepted
Species
Odax moluccanus Valenciennes, 1840 · unaccepted
Pseudodax mollucanus (Valenciennes, 1840) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Pseudodax molluccanus (Valenciennes, 1840) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Pseudodax molucanus (Valenciennes, 1840) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Pseudodax moluccans (Valenciennes, 1840) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Odax moluccanus Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome quatorzième. Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Pitois-Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 14: i-xxii + 2 pp. + 1-464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389-420. [details]
Description Inhabits rock and coral reefs. Adults are solitary and feed on algae and small invertebrates. Juveniles have been observed...
Description Inhabits rock and coral reefs. Adults are solitary and feed on algae and small invertebrates. Juveniles have been observed "cleaning" other fishes. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Pseudodax moluccanus (Valenciennes, 1840). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219046 on 2025-04-22
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Odax moluccanus Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome quatorzième. Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Pitois-Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 14: i-xxii + 2 pp. + 1-464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389-420. [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]
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
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits rock and coral reefs. Adults are solitary and feed on algae and small invertebrates. Juveniles have been observed "cleaning" other fishes. [details]Remark In Cuvier & Valenciennes. Type species of genus. [details]
To Barcode of Life (15 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pseudodax mollucanus (Valenciennes, 1840))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Odax moluccanus Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Odax moluccanus Valenciennes, 1840)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pseudodax moluccanus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Odax moluccanus Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudodax moluccans (Valenciennes, 1840))
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudodax molluccanus (Valenciennes, 1840))
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudodax molucanus (Valenciennes, 1840))
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudodax mollucanus (Valenciennes, 1840))
To FishBase images (Pseudodax moluccanus, Saudi Arabia, by Field, R.)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 23 proteins)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 23 proteins) (from synonym Odax moluccanus Valenciennes, 1840)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pseudodax moluccanus RAD107327-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pseudodax mollucanus (Valenciennes, 1840))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Odax moluccanus Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Odax moluccanus Valenciennes, 1840)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pseudodax moluccanus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Odax moluccanus Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudodax moluccans (Valenciennes, 1840))
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudodax molluccanus (Valenciennes, 1840))
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudodax molucanus (Valenciennes, 1840))
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudodax mollucanus (Valenciennes, 1840))
To FishBase images (Pseudodax moluccanus, Saudi Arabia, by Field, R.)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 23 proteins)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 23 proteins) (from synonym Odax moluccanus Valenciennes, 1840)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pseudodax moluccanus RAD107327-001)
To ITIS
