Deep-Sea taxon details
Epibulus insidiator (Pallas, 1770)
218972 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218972)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Pallas, P. S. (1770). Spicilegia Zoologica quibus novae imprimis et obscurae animalium species iconibus, descriptionibus atque commentariis illustrantur. <em>Berolini, Gottl. August. Lange.</em> v. 1 (fasc. 8): 1-56, Pls. 1-5. [Also v. 1 (fasc. 7), 1769, pp. 1-42, Pls. 1-6.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27817654
page(s): 41, Pl. 5 (fig. 1) [details]
page(s): 41, Pl. 5 (fig. 1) [details]
Description Inhabits coral rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs, from the lower surge zone to a depth of at least 40 m (Ref. 1602)....
Description Inhabits coral rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs, from the lower surge zone to a depth of at least 40 m (Ref. 1602). Generally solitary (Ref. 5213). Feeds mainly on small fishes, crabs, and shrimps. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Epibulus insidiator (Pallas, 1770). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218972 on 2025-05-16
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Epibulus insidiator (Pallas, 1770). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218972 on 2025-05-16
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(of ) Pallas, P. S. (1770). Spicilegia Zoologica quibus novae imprimis et obscurae animalium species iconibus, descriptionibus atque commentariis illustrantur. <em>Berolini, Gottl. August. Lange.</em> v. 1 (fasc. 8): 1-56, Pls. 1-5. [Also v. 1 (fasc. 7), 1769, pp. 1-42, Pls. 1-6.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27817654
page(s): 41, Pl. 5 (fig. 1) [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 (HKRMS) Sadovy, Y. & Cornish, A.S. (2000). Reef fishes of Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. [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]
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
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]
page(s): 41, Pl. 5 (fig. 1) [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 (HKRMS) Sadovy, Y. & Cornish, A.S. (2000). Reef fishes of Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. [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]
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
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
Description Inhabits coral rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs, from the lower surge zone to a depth of at least 40 m (Ref. 1602). Generally solitary (Ref. 5213). Feeds mainly on small fishes, crabs, and shrimps. [details]
To Barcode of Life (36 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (76 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Slingjaw wrasse)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Epibulus insidiator)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Epibulus insidiator, Egypt, by Rusconi, G.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (123 nucleotides; 92 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epibulus insidiator USNM 408290 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epibulus insidiator USNM 435496 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (76 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Slingjaw wrasse)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Epibulus insidiator)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Epibulus insidiator, Egypt, by Rusconi, G.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (123 nucleotides; 92 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epibulus insidiator USNM 408290 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epibulus insidiator USNM 435496 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
