WoRMS taxon details
Pterygotrigla megalops (Fowler, 1938)
277045 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:277045)
accepted
Species
Dixiphistops megalops Fowler, 1938 · unaccepted
Parapterygotrigla megalops (Fowler, 1938) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Dixiphistops megalops Fowler, 1938) Fowler, H. W. (1938). Descriptions of new fishes obtained by the United States Bureau of Fisheries steamer "Albatross", chiefly in Philippine seas and adjacent waters. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 85 (3032): 31-135., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.85-3032.31 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Pterygotrigla megalops (Fowler, 1938). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=277045 on 2026-10-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Dixiphistops megalops Fowler, 1938) Fowler, H. W. (1938). Descriptions of new fishes obtained by the United States Bureau of Fisheries steamer "Albatross", chiefly in Philippine seas and adjacent waters. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 85 (3032): 31-135., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.85-3032.31 [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]
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 Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Dixiphistops megalops Fowler, 1938)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Dixiphistops megalops Fowler, 1938)
To FishBase (from synonym Parapterygotrigla megalops (Fowler, 1938))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Dixiphistops megalops P10307 illustration) (from synonym Dixiphistops megalops Fowler, 1938)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Dixiphistops megalops P15802 illustration) (from synonym Dixiphistops megalops Fowler, 1938)
To ITIS
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Dixiphistops megalops Fowler, 1938)
To FishBase (from synonym Parapterygotrigla megalops (Fowler, 1938))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Dixiphistops megalops P10307 illustration) (from synonym Dixiphistops megalops Fowler, 1938)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Dixiphistops megalops P15802 illustration) (from synonym Dixiphistops megalops Fowler, 1938)
To ITIS
