WoRMS taxon details
Melanostigma gelatinosum Günther, 1881
221433 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:221433)
accepted
Species
Melanostigma flaccidum Waite, 1914 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Günther, A. (1881). III. Reptiles, batrachians, and fishes. In Günther, A. (ed.): Account of the zoological collections made during the survey of H. M. S. `Alert' in the Straits of Magellan and on the coast of Patagonia. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> v. 49, 1881 (pt 1) (art. 1) (for 4 Jan. 1881): 2-141, Pls. 1-11. [Fishes on p. 19-22, Pls. 1-2]., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1881.tb01270.x [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Melanostigma gelatinosum Günther, 1881. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=221433 on 2026-02-15
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Nomenclature
original description
Günther, A. (1881). III. Reptiles, batrachians, and fishes. In Günther, A. (ed.): Account of the zoological collections made during the survey of H. M. S. `Alert' in the Straits of Magellan and on the coast of Patagonia. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> v. 49, 1881 (pt 1) (art. 1) (for 4 Jan. 1881): 2-141, Pls. 1-11. [Fishes on p. 19-22, Pls. 1-2]., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1881.tb01270.x [details]
original description (of Melanostigma flaccidum Waite, 1914) Waite, E. R. (1914). Notes on New Zealand fishes: No. 4. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> v. 46 (art. 22): 127-131, Pls. 3-6. [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]
original description (of Melanostigma flaccidum Waite, 1914) Waite, E. R. (1914). Notes on New Zealand fishes: No. 4. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> v. 46 (art. 22): 127-131, Pls. 3-6. [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] 
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 (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [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]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | limp eelpout | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (17 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Melanostigma flaccidum Waite, 1914)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Melanostigma gelatinosum)
To FishBase (from synonym Melanostigma flaccidum Waite, 1914)
To FishBase
To GenBank (3239 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Melanostigma flaccidum Waite, 1914)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Melanostigma gelatinosum)
To FishBase (from synonym Melanostigma flaccidum Waite, 1914)
To FishBase
To GenBank (3239 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To ITIS
