CaRMS taxon details
Melanocetus murrayi Günther, 1887
126557 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126557)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Günther, A. (1887). Report on the deep-sea fishes collected by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 22 (part 57): i-lxv, 1-268, pl. 1-73., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-57/README.htm [details]
Distribution tropical to temperate parts of all oceans, as far north as off Grand Bank
Distribution tropical to temperate parts of all oceans, as far north as off Grand Bank [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Melanocetus murrayi Günther, 1887. Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2021) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126557 on 2025-05-27
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Melanocetus murrayi Günther, 1887. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126557 on 2025-05-27
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Günther, A. (1887). Report on the deep-sea fishes collected by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 22 (part 57): i-lxv, 1-268, pl. 1-73., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-57/README.htm [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Beebe, W. (1933). Preliminary account of deep sea dives in the bathysphere with especial reference to one of 2200 feet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 19(1): 178-188 [details] Available for editors
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [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 Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
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]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Beebe, W. (1933). Preliminary account of deep sea dives in the bathysphere with especial reference to one of 2200 feet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 19(1): 178-188 [details] Available for editors
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [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 Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution tropical to temperate parts of all oceans, as far north as off Grand Bank [details]Habitat nektonic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Murray's abyssal anglerfish | [details] |
| Japanese | ペリカンアンコウモドキ | [details] |
| Russian | Атлантический черный удильщик | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Melanocetus murrayi)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Melanocetus murrayi, by Ho, H.-C.)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 39 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Melanocetus johnsoni P13864 illustration)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Melanocetus murrayi)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Melanocetus murrayi, by Ho, H.-C.)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 39 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Melanocetus johnsoni P13864 illustration)
To PESI
To ITIS
