WoRMS taxon details
Calotomus spinidens (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
219075 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219075)
accepted
Species
Calatomus spinidens (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Callyodon hypselosoma Bleeker, 1855 · unaccepted
Callyodon moluccensis Bleeker, 1861 · unaccepted
Callyodon spinidens (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) · unaccepted
Callyodon waigiensis Valenciennes, 1840 · unaccepted
Calotomus spindens (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Calotomus spinidence (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Cryptotomus spinidens (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) · unaccepted
Leptoscarus moluccensis (Bleeker, 1861) · unaccepted
Scarus spinidens Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Scarus spinidens Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1824-1825). Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. <em>In: Freycinet, L. de, Voyage autour du Monde...exécuté sur les corvettes de L. M.</em> 192-401 [1-328 in 1824; 329-616 in 1825], Atlas pls. 43-65., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40871183#page/204/mode/1up [details]
Description Inhabits grassflats or dense beds of algae, down to a depth of about 10 m (Ref. 5213). Feeds on these or the associated...
Description Inhabits grassflats or dense beds of algae, down to a depth of about 10 m (Ref. 5213). Feeds on these or the associated epiphytes. Caught mainly with traps, nets and other types of artisanal gear. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Calotomus spinidens (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219075 on 2025-04-27
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Scarus spinidens Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1824-1825). Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. <em>In: Freycinet, L. de, Voyage autour du Monde...exécuté sur les corvettes de L. M.</em> 192-401 [1-328 in 1824; 329-616 in 1825], Atlas pls. 43-65., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40871183#page/204/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Callyodon hypselosoma Bleeker, 1855) Bleeker, P. (1855). Zesde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Amboina. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 8 (no. 3): 391-434. [details]
original description (of Callyodon moluccensis Bleeker, 1861) Bleeker, P. (1861). Iets over de geslachten der Scaroïden en hunne Indisch-archipelagische soorten. <em>Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde.</em> v. 12: 228-244. [details]
original description (of Callyodon waigiensis 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]
original description (of Callyodon hypselosoma Bleeker, 1855) Bleeker, P. (1855). Zesde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Amboina. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 8 (no. 3): 391-434. [details]
original description (of Callyodon moluccensis Bleeker, 1861) Bleeker, P. (1861). Iets over de geslachten der Scaroïden en hunne Indisch-archipelagische soorten. <em>Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde.</em> v. 12: 228-244. [details]
original description (of Callyodon waigiensis 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]
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 (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [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 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 Inhabits grassflats or dense beds of algae, down to a depth of about 10 m (Ref. 5213). Feeds on these or the associated epiphytes. Caught mainly with traps, nets and other types of artisanal gear. [details]
To Barcode of Life (49 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cryptotomus spinidens (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Leptoscarus moluccensis (Bleeker, 1861))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Callyodon waigiensis Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Callyodon spinidens (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Scarus spinidens Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Callyodon moluccensis Bleeker, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Callyodon hypselosoma Bleeker, 1855)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Calotomus spinidens)
To FishBase (from synonym Cryptotomus spinidens (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824))
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus spinidens Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon moluccensis Bleeker, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon hypselosoma Bleeker, 1855)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon spinidens (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824))
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon waigiensis Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptoscarus moluccensis (Bleeker, 1861))
To FishBase (from synonym Calotomus spinidence (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824))
To FishBase images (Calotomus spinidens, Marshall Is., by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (45 nucleotides; 40 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Calotomus spinidens USNM 403348 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Leptoscarus vaigiensis USNM 403349 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cryptotomus spinidens (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Leptoscarus moluccensis (Bleeker, 1861))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Callyodon waigiensis Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Callyodon spinidens (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Scarus spinidens Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Callyodon moluccensis Bleeker, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Callyodon hypselosoma Bleeker, 1855)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Calotomus spinidens)
To FishBase (from synonym Cryptotomus spinidens (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824))
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus spinidens Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon moluccensis Bleeker, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon hypselosoma Bleeker, 1855)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon spinidens (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824))
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon waigiensis Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptoscarus moluccensis (Bleeker, 1861))
To FishBase (from synonym Calotomus spinidence (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824))
To FishBase images (Calotomus spinidens, Marshall Is., by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (45 nucleotides; 40 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Calotomus spinidens USNM 403348 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Leptoscarus vaigiensis USNM 403349 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
