WoRMS taxon details
Microspathodon dorsalis (Gill, 1862)
281572 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:281572)
accepted
Species
Hypsypops dorsalis Gill, 1862 · unaccepted
Microspathodon azurissimus Jordan & Starks, 1895 · unaccepted
Microspathodon cinereus Gilbert, 1890 · unaccepted
Pomacentrus quadrigutta Gill, 1862 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Hypsypops dorsalis Gill, 1862) Gill, T. N. (1862). Catalogue of the fishes of Lower California in the Smithsonian Institution, collected by Mr. J. Xantus. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 14 (3-4): 140-151. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Microspathodon dorsalis (Gill, 1862). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=281572 on 2025-04-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Hypsypops dorsalis Gill, 1862) Gill, T. N. (1862). Catalogue of the fishes of Lower California in the Smithsonian Institution, collected by Mr. J. Xantus. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 14 (3-4): 140-151. [details]
original description (of Microspathodon cinereus Gilbert, 1890) Gilbert, C. H. (1890). A preliminary report on the fishes collected by the steamer Albatross on the Pacific coast of North America during the year 1889, with descriptions of twelve new genera and ninety-two new species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 13 (no. 797): 49-126. [details]
original description (of Microspathodon cinereus Gilbert, 1890) Gilbert, C. H. (1890). A preliminary report on the fishes collected by the steamer Albatross on the Pacific coast of North America during the year 1889, with descriptions of twelve new genera and ninety-two new species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 13 (no. 797): 49-126. [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 (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). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
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]





To Barcode of Life (18 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Hypsypops dorsalis Gill, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Microspathodon azurissimus Jordan & Starks, 1895)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Microspathodon cinereus Gilbert, 1890)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus quadrigutta Gill, 1862)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Microspathodon dorsalis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus quadrigutta Gill, 1862)
To FishBase (from synonym Hypsypops dorsalis Gill, 1862)
To FishBase (from synonym Microspathodon azurissimus Jordan & Starks, 1895)
To FishBase (from synonym Microspathodon cinereus Gilbert, 1890)
To FishBase images (Microspathodon dorsalis, by Fenner, R.)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 6 proteins) (from synonym Hypsypops dorsalis Gill, 1862)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Microspathodon dorsalis USNM 50386 radiograph)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Microspathodon dorsalis USNM 65575 radiograph)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Hypsypops dorsalis Gill, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Microspathodon azurissimus Jordan & Starks, 1895)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Microspathodon cinereus Gilbert, 1890)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus quadrigutta Gill, 1862)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Microspathodon dorsalis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus quadrigutta Gill, 1862)
To FishBase (from synonym Hypsypops dorsalis Gill, 1862)
To FishBase (from synonym Microspathodon azurissimus Jordan & Starks, 1895)
To FishBase (from synonym Microspathodon cinereus Gilbert, 1890)
To FishBase images (Microspathodon dorsalis, by Fenner, R.)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 6 proteins) (from synonym Hypsypops dorsalis Gill, 1862)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Microspathodon dorsalis USNM 50386 radiograph)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Microspathodon dorsalis USNM 65575 radiograph)
To ITIS