WoRMS taxon details
Monomitopus americanus (Nielsen, 1971)
272804 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:272804)
accepted
Species
Selachophidium americanum Nielsen, 1971 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Selachophidium americanum Nielsen, 1971) Nielsen, J. G. (1971). Ergebnisse der Forschungsreisen des FFS 'Walther Herwig' nach Südamerika. XVI. Redescription of the genus Selachophidium (Pisces, Brotulidae) with two new species. <em>Archiv für Fischereiwissenschaft.</em> 22 (1): 17-33. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Monomitopus americanus (Nielsen, 1971). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=272804 on 2025-05-17
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Selachophidium americanum Nielsen, 1971) Nielsen, J. G. (1971). Ergebnisse der Forschungsreisen des FFS 'Walther Herwig' nach Südamerika. XVI. Redescription of the genus Selachophidium (Pisces, Brotulidae) with two new species. <em>Archiv für Fischereiwissenschaft.</em> 22 (1): 17-33. [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 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 Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Selachophidium americanum Nielsen, 1971)
To FishBase images (Monomitopus americanus, Brazil, by Fischer, L.G.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Selachophidium americanum USNM 205095 paratype radiograph lateral view) (from synonym Selachophidium americanum Nielsen, 1971)
To ITIS
To FishBase (from synonym Selachophidium americanum Nielsen, 1971)
To FishBase images (Monomitopus americanus, Brazil, by Fischer, L.G.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Selachophidium americanum USNM 205095 paratype radiograph lateral view) (from synonym Selachophidium americanum Nielsen, 1971)
To ITIS
