WoRMS taxon details
Pseudonus squamiceps (Lloyd, 1907)
282460 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:282460)
accepted
Species
Cataetyx platycephalus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 · unaccepted
Diplacanthopoma squamiceps Lloyd, 1907 · unaccepted
Pseudonus platycephalus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1913) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Diplacanthopoma squamiceps Lloyd, 1907) Lloyd, R.E. (1907). Contributions to the fauna of the Arabian Sea, with descriptions of new fishes and Crustacea. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 1: 1-12. [details] 
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Pseudonus squamiceps (Lloyd, 1907). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=282460 on 2026-08-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cataetyx platycephalus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913) Radcliffe, L. (1913). Descriptions of seven new genera and thirty-one new species of fishes of the families Brotulidae and Carapidae from the Philippine Islands and the Dutch East Indies. [Scientific results of the Philippine cruise ... "Albatross," 1907-1910.--No. 24.]. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 44 (no. 1948): 135-176, Pls. 7-17., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.44-1948.135 [details]
original description (of Diplacanthopoma squamiceps Lloyd, 1907) Lloyd, R.E. (1907). Contributions to the fauna of the Arabian Sea, with descriptions of new fishes and Crustacea. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 1: 1-12. [details]
original description (of Diplacanthopoma squamiceps Lloyd, 1907) Lloyd, R.E. (1907). Contributions to the fauna of the Arabian Sea, with descriptions of new fishes and Crustacea. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 1: 1-12. [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)
Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [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 Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Diplacanthopoma squamiceps Lloyd, 1907)
To FishBase (from synonym Diplacanthopoma squamiceps Lloyd, 1907)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudonus platycephalus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1913))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cataetyx platycephalus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cataetyx platycephalus USNM 74150 type photograph lateral view, large specimen on black background) (from synonym Cataetyx platycephalus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cataetyx platycephalus USNM 74150 type photograph lateral view, large specimen) (from synonym Cataetyx platycephalus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pseudonus squamiceps USNM 227191 radiograph caudal)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pseudonus squamiceps USNM 227191 radiograph)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Diplacanthopoma squamiceps Lloyd, 1907)
To FishBase (from synonym Diplacanthopoma squamiceps Lloyd, 1907)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudonus platycephalus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1913))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cataetyx platycephalus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cataetyx platycephalus USNM 74150 type photograph lateral view, large specimen on black background) (from synonym Cataetyx platycephalus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cataetyx platycephalus USNM 74150 type photograph lateral view, large specimen) (from synonym Cataetyx platycephalus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pseudonus squamiceps USNM 227191 radiograph caudal)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pseudonus squamiceps USNM 227191 radiograph)
To ITIS
