WoRMS taxon details
Dorosoma petenense (Günther, 1867)
276310 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:276310)
accepted
Species
Chatoessus mexicanus Günther, 1868 · unaccepted
Dorosoma petenense vanhyningi (Weed, 1925) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Meletta petenensis Günther, 1867 · unaccepted
Signalosa atchafalayae Evermann & Kendall, 1898 · unaccepted
Signalosa atchafalayae vanhyningi Weed, 1925 · unaccepted
Signalosa mexicana Günther, 1868 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Signalosa mexicana campi Weed, 1925 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Dorosoma petenense vanhyningi (Weed, 1925) accepted as Dorosoma petenense (Günther, 1867) (junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Meletta petenensis Günther, 1867) Günther, A. (1867). On the fishes of the states of Central America, founded upon specimens collected in fresh and marine waters of various parts of that country by Messrs. Salvin and Godman and Capt. J. M. Dow. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866.</em> (pt 3): 600-604. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Dorosoma petenense (Günther, 1867). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276310 on 2025-11-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Chatoessus mexicanus Günther, 1868) Günther, A. (1868). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi fish containing the families Heteropygii, Cyprinidae, Gonorhynchidae, Hyodontidae, Osteoglossidae, Clupeidae,... [thru]... Halosauridae, in the collection of the British Museum. <em>Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum.</em> v. 7: i-xx + 1-512. [details]
original description (of Meletta petenensis Günther, 1867) Günther, A. (1867). On the fishes of the states of Central America, founded upon specimens collected in fresh and marine waters of various parts of that country by Messrs. Salvin and Godman and Capt. J. M. Dow. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866.</em> (pt 3): 600-604. [details]
original description (of Signalosa atchafalayae Evermann & Kendall, 1898) Evermann, B. W.; Kendall, W. C. (1898). Descriptions of new or little-known genera and species of fishes from the United States. <em>Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 17 (art. 5) (for 1897): 125-133, Pls. 6-9. [details]
original description (of Meletta petenensis Günther, 1867) Günther, A. (1867). On the fishes of the states of Central America, founded upon specimens collected in fresh and marine waters of various parts of that country by Messrs. Salvin and Godman and Capt. J. M. Dow. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866.</em> (pt 3): 600-604. [details]
original description (of Signalosa atchafalayae Evermann & Kendall, 1898) Evermann, B. W.; Kendall, W. C. (1898). Descriptions of new or little-known genera and species of fishes from the United States. <em>Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 17 (art. 5) (for 1897): 125-133, Pls. 6-9. [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
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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]
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
To Barcode of Life (125 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Meletta petenensis Günther, 1867)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Signalosa atchafalayae Evermann & Kendall, 1898)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Signalosa mexicana Günther, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Chatoessus mexicanus Günther, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Signalosa mexicana campi Weed, 1925)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Signalosa atchafalayae vanhyningi Weed, 1925)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (74 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dorosoma petenense)
To FishBase (from synonym Chatoessus mexicanus Günther, 1868)
To FishBase (from synonym Meletta petenensis Günther, 1867)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Signalosa atchafalayae Evermann & Kendall, 1898)
To FishBase (from synonym Signalosa mexicana campi Weed, 1925)
To FishBase (from synonym Signalosa atchafalayae vanhyningi Weed, 1925)
To GenBank (327 nucleotides; 258 proteins) (from synonym Meletta petenensis Günther, 1867)
To GenBank (327 nucleotides; 258 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Dorosoma petenense RAD100642-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Signalosa atchafalajae P01142 illustration) (from synonym Signalosa atchafalayae Evermann & Kendall, 1898)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Meletta petenensis Günther, 1867)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Signalosa atchafalayae Evermann & Kendall, 1898)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Signalosa mexicana Günther, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Chatoessus mexicanus Günther, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Signalosa mexicana campi Weed, 1925)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Signalosa atchafalayae vanhyningi Weed, 1925)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (74 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dorosoma petenense)
To FishBase (from synonym Chatoessus mexicanus Günther, 1868)
To FishBase (from synonym Meletta petenensis Günther, 1867)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Signalosa atchafalayae Evermann & Kendall, 1898)
To FishBase (from synonym Signalosa mexicana campi Weed, 1925)
To FishBase (from synonym Signalosa atchafalayae vanhyningi Weed, 1925)
To GenBank (327 nucleotides; 258 proteins) (from synonym Meletta petenensis Günther, 1867)
To GenBank (327 nucleotides; 258 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Dorosoma petenense RAD100642-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Signalosa atchafalajae P01142 illustration) (from synonym Signalosa atchafalayae Evermann & Kendall, 1898)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally, from synonym
