WoRMS taxon details
Glyptoparus delicatulus Smith, 1959
219287 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219287)
accepted
Species
Glyptoparus delicatus Smith, 1959 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Glytoparus delicatulus Smith, 1959 · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Smith, J. L. B. (1959). Fishes of the families Blenniidae and Salariidae of the western Indian Ocean. <em>Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University.</em> 14: 229-252, Pls. 14-19. [details]
Note Type species of Genus
Unreviewed
Type species Type species of Genus [details]
Description Lives in sandy areas of coral reefs (Refs. 559 and 1602).
Description Lives in sandy areas of coral reefs (Refs. 559 and 1602). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Glyptoparus delicatulus Smith, 1959. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219287 on 2026-07-06
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Nomenclature
original description
Smith, J. L. B. (1959). Fishes of the families Blenniidae and Salariidae of the western Indian Ocean. <em>Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University.</em> 14: 229-252, Pls. 14-19. [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] 
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Lives in sandy areas of coral reefs (Refs. 559 and 1602). [details]Type species Type species of Genus [details]
To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Glyptoparus delicatulus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Glyptoparus delicatus Smith, 1959)
To FishBase (from synonym Glytoparus delicatulus Smith, 1959)
To GenBank (42 nucleotides; 40 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Glyptoparus delicatulus RAD106508-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Glyptoparus delicatulus USNM 201469 radiograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Glyptoparus delicatulus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Glyptoparus delicatus Smith, 1959)
To FishBase (from synonym Glytoparus delicatulus Smith, 1959)
To GenBank (42 nucleotides; 40 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Glyptoparus delicatulus RAD106508-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Glyptoparus delicatulus USNM 201469 radiograph lateral view)
To ITIS