WoRMS taxon details
Ancylopsetta quadrocellata Gill, 1864
308768 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:308768)
accepted
Species
Ancylopsetta ommata (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883) · unaccepted
Ancylopsetta quadrocellatus Gill, 1864 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Paralichthys ommatus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gill, T. N. (1864). Descriptions of new genera and species of eastern American pleuronectoids. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 16 (no. 4): 220-224., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1942817 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Ancylopsetta quadrocellata Gill, 1864. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=308768 on 2025-05-23
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Nomenclature
original description
Gill, T. N. (1864). Descriptions of new genera and species of eastern American pleuronectoids. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 16 (no. 4): 220-224., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1942817 [details]
original description (of Paralichthys ommatus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883) Jordan, D. S. ; Gilbert, C. H. (1883). Synopsis of the fishes of North America. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> No. 16: i-liv + 1-1018. [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 Paralichthys ommatus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883) Jordan, D. S. ; Gilbert, C. H. (1883). Synopsis of the fishes of North America. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> No. 16: i-liv + 1-1018. [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 | ocellated flounderGulf of Mexico ocellated flounder [from synonym] | [details] |
| Spanish | lenguado cuatro manchas | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes) (from synonym Ancylopsetta ommata (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Paralichthys ommatus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ancylopsetta ommata) (from synonym Ancylopsetta ommata (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ancylopsetta quadrocellata)
To FishBase (from synonym Ancylopsetta quadrocellatus Gill, 1864)
To FishBase (from synonym Paralichthys ommatus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Ancylopsetta ommata (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883))
To FishBase images (Ancylopsetta ommata, USA, by Bryan, D.) (from synonym Ancylopsetta ommata (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883))
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Ancylopsetta quadrocellatus Gill, 1864)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 32 proteins) (from synonym Paralichthys ommatus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 32 proteins) (from synonym Ancylopsetta ommata (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Ancylopsetta ommata (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Ancylopsetta ommata (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ancylopsetta ommata RAD103666-002) (from synonym Ancylopsetta ommata (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ancylopsetta ommata RAD103667-001) (from synonym Ancylopsetta ommata (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ancylopsetta quadrocellata P00673 illustration)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Paralichthys ommatus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ancylopsetta ommata) (from synonym Ancylopsetta ommata (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ancylopsetta quadrocellata)
To FishBase (from synonym Ancylopsetta quadrocellatus Gill, 1864)
To FishBase (from synonym Paralichthys ommatus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Ancylopsetta ommata (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883))
To FishBase images (Ancylopsetta ommata, USA, by Bryan, D.) (from synonym Ancylopsetta ommata (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883))
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Ancylopsetta quadrocellatus Gill, 1864)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 32 proteins) (from synonym Paralichthys ommatus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 32 proteins) (from synonym Ancylopsetta ommata (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Ancylopsetta ommata (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Ancylopsetta ommata (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ancylopsetta ommata RAD103666-002) (from synonym Ancylopsetta ommata (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ancylopsetta ommata RAD103667-001) (from synonym Ancylopsetta ommata (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ancylopsetta quadrocellata P00673 illustration)
To ITIS
