CaRMS taxon details
Eustomias obscurus Vaillant, 1884
127347 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127347)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Filhol, H. (1884). Explorations sous-marines. Voyage du "Talisman.". <em>La Nature, Revue des Sciences et de leurs Applications.</em> 12(555): 119-122; 12(556): 134-138; 12(557): 147-151; 12(558): 161-164; 12(559): 182-186., available online at http://cnum.cnam.fr/CGI/fpage.cgi?4KY28.22/123/100/448/8/436 [details] 
Distribution 41.55°N south to Cuba, off Puerto Rico, and off Brazil
Distribution 41.55°N south to Cuba, off Puerto Rico, and off Brazil [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Eustomias obscurus Vaillant, 1884. 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=127347 on 2025-05-29
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Eustomias obscurus Vaillant, 1884. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127347 on 2025-05-29
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Filhol, H. (1884). Explorations sous-marines. Voyage du "Talisman.". <em>La Nature, Revue des Sciences et de leurs Applications.</em> 12(555): 119-122; 12(556): 134-138; 12(557): 147-151; 12(558): 161-164; 12(559): 182-186., available online at http://cnum.cnam.fr/CGI/fpage.cgi?4KY28.22/123/100/448/8/436 [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) Gibbs, R. H., Jr. (1971). Notes on fishes of the genus Eustomias (Stomiatoidei, Melanostomiatidae) in Bermuda waters, with the description of a new species. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 84(29): 235-244 [details]
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) Gibbs, R. H., Jr. (1971). Notes on fishes of the genus Eustomias (Stomiatoidei, Melanostomiatidae) in Bermuda waters, with the description of a new species. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 84(29): 235-244 [details]
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 41.55°N south to Cuba, off Puerto Rico, and off Brazil [details]Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat mesopelagic species [details]
