WoRMS taxon details
Anableps anableps (Linnaeus, 1758)
279598 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:279598)
accepted
Species
Anableps anableps Meuschen, 1778 · unaccepted
Anableps gronovii Valenciennes, 1846 · unaccepted
Anableps lineatus Gronow, 1854 · unaccepted
Anableps surinamensis Lacepède, 1803 · unaccepted
Anableps tetrophthalmus Bloch, 1794 · unaccepted
Cobitis anableps Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
(of Cobitis anableps Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Anableps anableps (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=279598 on 2026-07-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cobitis anableps Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Anableps gronovii Valenciennes, 1846) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1846). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome dix-huitième. Suite du livre dix-huitième. Cyprinoïdes. Livre dix-neuvième. Des Ésoces ou Lucioïdes. v. 18: i-xix + 2 pp. + 1-505 + 2 pp., Pls. 520-553. [details]
original description (of Anableps surinamensis Lacepède, 1803) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1803). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Cinquieme. 5(1-21): i-lxviii + 1-803 + index., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6335629, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=4930
page(s): 25, 26 [details]
original description (of Anableps tetrophthalmus Bloch, 1794) Bloch, M. E. (1794). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 8. i-iv + 1-174, Pls. 361-396. [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]
[request]original description (of Anableps gronovii Valenciennes, 1846) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1846). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome dix-huitième. Suite du livre dix-huitième. Cyprinoïdes. Livre dix-neuvième. Des Ésoces ou Lucioïdes. v. 18: i-xix + 2 pp. + 1-505 + 2 pp., Pls. 520-553. [details]
original description (of Anableps surinamensis Lacepède, 1803) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1803). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Cinquieme. 5(1-21): i-lxviii + 1-803 + index., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6335629, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=4930
page(s): 25, 26 [details]
original description (of Anableps tetrophthalmus Bloch, 1794) Bloch, M. E. (1794). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 8. i-iv + 1-174, Pls. 361-396. [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
To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes) (from synonym Anableps anableps Meuschen, 1778)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (104 publications) (from synonym Anableps tetrophthalmus Bloch, 1794)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Anableps gronovii Valenciennes, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications) (from synonym Anableps anableps Meuschen, 1778)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications) (from synonym Cobitis anableps Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Anableps surinamensis Lacepède, 1803)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Anableps lineatus Gronow, 1854)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anableps anableps)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anableps anableps) (from synonym Anableps anableps Meuschen, 1778)
To Fishbase (from synonym Cobitis anableps Linnaeus, 1758)
To Fishbase (from synonym Anableps gronovii Valenciennes, 1846)
To Fishbase (from synonym Anableps lineatus Gronow, 1854)
To Fishbase (from synonym Anableps surinamensis Lacepède, 1803)
To Fishbase (from synonym Anableps anableps Meuschen, 1778)
To Fishbase (from synonym Anableps tetrophthalmus Bloch, 1794)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (5572 nucleotides; 33 proteins) (from synonym Cobitis anableps Linnaeus, 1758)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Anableps anableps Meuschen, 1778)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes) (from synonym Anableps anableps Meuschen, 1778)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (104 publications) (from synonym Anableps tetrophthalmus Bloch, 1794)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Anableps gronovii Valenciennes, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications) (from synonym Anableps anableps Meuschen, 1778)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications) (from synonym Cobitis anableps Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Anableps surinamensis Lacepède, 1803)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Anableps lineatus Gronow, 1854)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anableps anableps)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anableps anableps) (from synonym Anableps anableps Meuschen, 1778)
To Fishbase (from synonym Cobitis anableps Linnaeus, 1758)
To Fishbase (from synonym Anableps gronovii Valenciennes, 1846)
To Fishbase (from synonym Anableps lineatus Gronow, 1854)
To Fishbase (from synonym Anableps surinamensis Lacepède, 1803)
To Fishbase (from synonym Anableps anableps Meuschen, 1778)
To Fishbase (from synonym Anableps tetrophthalmus Bloch, 1794)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (5572 nucleotides; 33 proteins) (from synonym Cobitis anableps Linnaeus, 1758)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Anableps anableps Meuschen, 1778)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
