WoRMS taxon details
Samaris cristatus Gray, 1831
219818 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219818)
accepted
Species
Arnoglossus cacatuae Ogilby, 1910 · unaccepted
Samaris cacatuae (Ogilby, 1910) · unaccepted
Samaris cristata Gray, 1831 · unaccepted
Samaris delagoensis von Bonde, 1925 · unaccepted
Samaris ornatus von Bonde, 1922 · unaccepted
Samariscus cristatus (Gray, 1831) · unaccepted
Somaris cristatus Gray, 1831 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (of the generic noun)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gray, J. E. (1831). Description of three new species of fish, including two undescribed genera, discovered by John Reeves, Esq., in China. <em>Zoological Miscellany.</em> [No. 1] (art. 6): 4-5. [details]
Description Inhabits sand bottoms (Ref. 3132). Feeds on benthic animals (Ref. 9792)
Description Inhabits sand bottoms (Ref. 3132). Feeds on benthic animals (Ref. 9792) [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Samaris cristatus Gray, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219818 on 2026-11-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Gray, J. E. (1831). Description of three new species of fish, including two undescribed genera, discovered by John Reeves, Esq., in China. <em>Zoological Miscellany.</em> [No. 1] (art. 6): 4-5. [details]
original description (of Arnoglossus cacatuae Ogilby, 1910) Ogilby, J. D. (1910). On some new fishes from the Queensland coast. Endeavour Series, I. <em>[Was to have appeared as Proc. R. Soc. Queensland, v. 23; withdrawn and privately published.].</em> 85-139. [details]
original description (of Samaris ornatus von Bonde, 1922) von Bonde, C. (1922). The Heterosomata (flat fishes) collected by the S. S. "Pickle.". <em>Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa.</em> Rep. 2 (art. 1): 1-29, Pls. 1-6. [details]
original description (of Samaris delagoensis von Bonde, 1925) von Bonde, C. (1925). A collection of Heterosomata from Portuguese East Africa. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa.</em> v. 12 (pt 4): 285-294. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Arnoglossus cacatuae Ogilby, 1910) Ogilby, J. D. (1910). On some new fishes from the Queensland coast. Endeavour Series, I. <em>[Was to have appeared as Proc. R. Soc. Queensland, v. 23; withdrawn and privately published.].</em> 85-139. [details]
original description (of Samaris ornatus von Bonde, 1922) von Bonde, C. (1922). The Heterosomata (flat fishes) collected by the S. S. "Pickle.". <em>Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa.</em> Rep. 2 (art. 1): 1-29, Pls. 1-6. [details]
original description (of Samaris delagoensis von Bonde, 1925) von Bonde, C. (1925). A collection of Heterosomata from Portuguese East Africa. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa.</em> v. 12 (pt 4): 285-294. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., 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 (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits sand bottoms (Ref. 3132). Feeds on benthic animals (Ref. 9792) [details]
To Barcode of Life (28 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Samaris cacatuae (Ogilby, 1910))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Samariscus cristatus (Gray, 1831))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Arnoglossus cacatuae Ogilby, 1910)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Samaris delagoensis von Bonde, 1925)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Samaris ornatus von Bonde, 1922)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Samaris cristatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Samariscus cristatus (Gray, 1831))
To FishBase (from synonym Samaris ornatus von Bonde, 1922)
To FishBase (from synonym Samaris cacatuae (Ogilby, 1910))
To FishBase (from synonym Samaris cristata Gray, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Samaris delagoensis von Bonde, 1925)
To FishBase (from synonym Somaris cristatus Gray, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Arnoglossus cacatuae Ogilby, 1910)
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 42 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Samaris cacatuae (Ogilby, 1910))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Samariscus cristatus (Gray, 1831))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Arnoglossus cacatuae Ogilby, 1910)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Samaris delagoensis von Bonde, 1925)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Samaris ornatus von Bonde, 1922)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Samaris cristatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Samariscus cristatus (Gray, 1831))
To FishBase (from synonym Samaris ornatus von Bonde, 1922)
To FishBase (from synonym Samaris cacatuae (Ogilby, 1910))
To FishBase (from synonym Samaris cristata Gray, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Samaris delagoensis von Bonde, 1925)
To FishBase (from synonym Somaris cristatus Gray, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Arnoglossus cacatuae Ogilby, 1910)
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 42 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
