WoRMS taxon details
Selenotoca multifasciata (Richardson, 1846)
282750 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:282750)
accepted
Species
Scatophagus multifasciatus Richardson, 1846 · unaccepted
Selenotoca multifasciatus (Richardson, 1846) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Scatophagus multifasciatus Richardson, 1846) Richardson, J. (1844-1848). Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R. N., F. R. S. <em>In: J. Richardson & J. E. Gray (eds.): The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir J. C. Ross, R. N., F. R. S., during the years 1839 to 1843. E. W. Janson, London.</em> v. 2 (2): i-viii + 1-139, Pls. 1-60. [1844: 1-16; 1845: 17-52; 1846: 53-74; 1848: i-viii + 75-139. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Selenotoca multifasciata (Richardson, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=282750 on 2026-08-06
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Scatophagus multifasciatus Richardson, 1846) Richardson, J. (1844-1848). Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R. N., F. R. S. <em>In: J. Richardson & J. E. Gray (eds.): The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir J. C. Ross, R. N., F. R. S., during the years 1839 to 1843. E. W. Janson, London.</em> v. 2 (2): i-viii + 1-139, Pls. 1-60. [1844: 1-16; 1845: 17-52; 1846: 53-74; 1848: i-viii + 75-139. [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 (RAS)
Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [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 (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Scatophagus multifasciatus Richardson, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Selenotoca multifasciata)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scatophagus multifasciatus Richardson, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Selenotoca multifasciatus (Richardson, 1846))
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (45 nucleotides; 59 proteins)
To GenBank (45 nucleotides; 59 proteins) (from synonym Scatophagus multifasciatus Richardson, 1846)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Selenotoca multifasciata RAD103837-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Selenotoca multifasciata RAD103837-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Scatophagus multifasciatus Richardson, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Selenotoca multifasciata)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scatophagus multifasciatus Richardson, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Selenotoca multifasciatus (Richardson, 1846))
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (45 nucleotides; 59 proteins)
To GenBank (45 nucleotides; 59 proteins) (from synonym Scatophagus multifasciatus Richardson, 1846)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Selenotoca multifasciata RAD103837-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Selenotoca multifasciata RAD103837-001)
To ITIS