WoRMS taxon details
Coryphaenoides rudis Günther, 1878
272350 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:272350)
accepted
Species
Coryphaenoides (Coryphaenoides) rudis Günther, 1878 · alternative representation
Coryphaenoides macrocephalus (Maul, 1951) · unaccepted
Coryphaenoides paradoxus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) · unaccepted
Macrourus paradoxus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 · unaccepted (synonym)
Macrurus rudis (Günther, 1878) · unaccepted
Nematonurus macrocephalus Maul, 1951 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Günther, A. (1878). Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of H. M. S. `Challenger. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5).</em> 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28): 17-28, 179-187, 248-251. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Coryphaenoides rudis Günther, 1878. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=272350 on 2026-01-18
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Nomenclature
original description
Günther, A. (1878). Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of H. M. S. `Challenger. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5).</em> 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28): 17-28, 179-187, 248-251. [details]
original description (of Macrourus paradoxus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) Radcliffe, L. (1912). Descriptions of a new family, two new genera, and twenty-nine new species of anacanthine fishes from the Philippine Islands and contiguous waters. [Scientific results of the Philippine cruise of the Fisheries steamer "Albatross," 1907-1910.--No. 21.]. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 43 (no. 1924): 105-140, Pls. 22-31. [details]
original description (of Nematonurus macrocephalus Maul, 1951) Maul, G. E. (1951). Monografia dos peixes do Museu Municipal do Funchal. Famílias Macrouridae e Merlucciidae. <em>Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal.</em> No. 5 (art. 12): 5-55. [details]
original description (of Macrourus paradoxus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) Radcliffe, L. (1912). Descriptions of a new family, two new genera, and twenty-nine new species of anacanthine fishes from the Philippine Islands and contiguous waters. [Scientific results of the Philippine cruise of the Fisheries steamer "Albatross," 1907-1910.--No. 21.]. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 43 (no. 1924): 105-140, Pls. 22-31. [details]
original description (of Nematonurus macrocephalus Maul, 1951) Maul, G. E. (1951). Monografia dos peixes do Museu Municipal do Funchal. Famílias Macrouridae e Merlucciidae. <em>Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal.</em> No. 5 (art. 12): 5-55. [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 Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [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 Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ダイコクヒゲ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Coryphaenoides macrocephalus (Maul, 1951))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Nematonurus macrocephalus Maul, 1951)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Coryphaenoides paradoxus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Macrourus paradoxus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Coryphaenoides rudis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Nematonurus macrocephalus Maul, 1951)
To FishBase (from synonym Coryphaenoides macrocephalus (Maul, 1951))
To FishBase (from synonym Macrourus paradoxus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
To FishBase (from synonym Coryphaenoides paradoxus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912))
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 21 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI (from synonym Coryphaenoides (Coryphaenoides) rudis Günther, 1878)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Coryphaenoides macrocephalus (Maul, 1951))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Nematonurus macrocephalus Maul, 1951)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Coryphaenoides paradoxus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Macrourus paradoxus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Coryphaenoides rudis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Nematonurus macrocephalus Maul, 1951)
To FishBase (from synonym Coryphaenoides macrocephalus (Maul, 1951))
To FishBase (from synonym Macrourus paradoxus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
To FishBase (from synonym Coryphaenoides paradoxus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912))
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 21 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI (from synonym Coryphaenoides (Coryphaenoides) rudis Günther, 1878)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
