WoRMS taxon details
Nettastoma melanura Rafinesque, 1810
299709 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:299709)
accepted
Species
Hyoprorus messanensis Kölliker, 1853 · unaccepted
Hyoprorus messinensis Kölliker, 1853 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Leptocephalus longirostris Kaup, 1856 · unaccepted
Leptocephalus urosema Lea, 1913 · unaccepted
Mettastoma melanurum Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Muraena saga (Risso, 1810) · unaccepted
Muraenophis saga Risso, 1810 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Muraenosaurus guentheri Osório, 1909 · unaccepted (synonym)
Muraenosaurus güntheri Osorio, 1909 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Murenophis saga Risso, 1810 · unaccepted
Nettastoma melanorum Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Nettastoma melanurum Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted
Nettastoma mendax Facciolà, 1893 · unaccepted
Nettastoma saga (Risso, 1810) · unaccepted
Osorina guentheri (Osorio, 1909) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964 [details] 
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Nettastoma melanura Rafinesque, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=299709 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964 [details]
original description (of Nettastoma mendax Facciolà, 1893) Facciolà, L. (1893). Sull'esistenza di forme di passagio da alcune specie di leptocefalidi agli adulti corrispondenti. 4. Nettastoma melanurum Raf. <em>Naturalista Siciliano [Il Naturalista Siciliano, Giornale di scienze naturali].</em> v. 12: 144-148. [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]
original description (of Nettastoma mendax Facciolà, 1893) Facciolà, L. (1893). Sull'esistenza di forme di passagio da alcune specie di leptocefalidi agli adulti corrispondenti. 4. Nettastoma melanurum Raf. <em>Naturalista Siciliano [Il Naturalista Siciliano, Giornale di scienze naturali].</em> v. 12: 144-148. [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]
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)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | blackfin sorcerermacrouridae [from synonym] | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Μελάνουρος λεπτοκέφαλος [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (15 barcodes) (from synonym Nettastoma melanurum Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Hyoprorus messinensis Kölliker, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus longirostris Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Osorina guentheri (Osorio, 1909))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus urosema Lea, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Nettastoma mendax Facciolà, 1893)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Nettastoma melanurum Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Hyoprorus messanensis Kölliker, 1853)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nettastoma melanurum) (from synonym Nettastoma melanurum Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena saga (Risso, 1810))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Nettastoma melanurum Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus longirostris Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus urosema Lea, 1913)
To FishBase (from synonym Hyoprorus messanensis Kölliker, 1853)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraenophis saga Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraenosaurus guentheri Osório, 1909)
To FishBase (from synonym Murenophis saga Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Osorina guentheri (Osorio, 1909))
To FishBase (from synonym Muraenosaurus güntheri Osorio, 1909)
To FishBase (from synonym Hyoprorus messinensis Kölliker, 1853)
To FishBase (from synonym Nettastoma saga (Risso, 1810))
To FishBase (from synonym Nettastoma mendax Facciolà, 1893)
To FishBase images (Nettastoma melanurum, by Serrano, A.) (from synonym Nettastoma melanurum Rafinesque, 1810)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Nettastoma melanurum Rafinesque, 1810)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Nettastoma melanurum Rafinesque, 1810)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nettastoma melanurum USNM 405025 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nettastoma melanurum USNM 405026 photograph lateral view)
To PESI (from synonym Nettastoma melanurum Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Hyoprorus messinensis Kölliker, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus longirostris Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Osorina guentheri (Osorio, 1909))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus urosema Lea, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Nettastoma mendax Facciolà, 1893)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Nettastoma melanurum Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Hyoprorus messanensis Kölliker, 1853)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nettastoma melanurum) (from synonym Nettastoma melanurum Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena saga (Risso, 1810))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Nettastoma melanurum Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus longirostris Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus urosema Lea, 1913)
To FishBase (from synonym Hyoprorus messanensis Kölliker, 1853)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraenophis saga Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraenosaurus guentheri Osório, 1909)
To FishBase (from synonym Murenophis saga Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Osorina guentheri (Osorio, 1909))
To FishBase (from synonym Muraenosaurus güntheri Osorio, 1909)
To FishBase (from synonym Hyoprorus messinensis Kölliker, 1853)
To FishBase (from synonym Nettastoma saga (Risso, 1810))
To FishBase (from synonym Nettastoma mendax Facciolà, 1893)
To FishBase images (Nettastoma melanurum, by Serrano, A.) (from synonym Nettastoma melanurum Rafinesque, 1810)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Nettastoma melanurum Rafinesque, 1810)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Nettastoma melanurum Rafinesque, 1810)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nettastoma melanurum USNM 405025 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nettastoma melanurum USNM 405026 photograph lateral view)
To PESI (from synonym Nettastoma melanurum Rafinesque, 1810)
