WoRMS

Deep-Sea name details

Platybelone argalus argalus (Lesueur, 1821)

To FishBase images (<i>Platybelone argalus argalus</i>, by FAO)

To FishBase images (Platybelone argalus argalus, by FAO)

AphiaID

293709 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:293709)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Platybelone argalus (Lesueur, 1821)

Rank

Subspecies

Parent

Platybelone argalus (Lesueur, 1821)

Original name

Belona argalus Lesueur, 1821

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of ) Lesueur, C. A. (1821). Observations on several genera and species of fish, belonging to the natural family of the Esoces. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 2 (pt 1): 124-138, 2 pls. [pp. 124-128 (Oct.), pp. 129-138 (Nov.)]. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Platybelone argalus argalus (Lesueur, 1821). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=293709 on 2025-06-21

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Platybelone argalus argalus (Lesueur, 1821). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=293709 on 2025-06-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-02-19 06:51:33Z

created

Decock, Wim

2009-06-16 07:05:49Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2021-08-06 07:01:50Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2022-03-02 13:57:09Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2023-01-11 08:59:53Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

[taxonomic tree]

original description (of ) Lesueur, C. A. (1821). Observations on several genera and species of fish, belonging to the natural family of the Esoces. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 2 (pt 1): 124-138, 2 pls. [pp. 124-128 (Oct.), pp. 129-138 (Nov.)]. [details]

context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]

basis of record 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]