WoRMS taxon details
Opsanus tau (Linnaeus, 1766)
158782 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158782)
accepted
Species
Batrachus tau (Linnaeus, 1766) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Gadus tau Linnaeus, 1766 · unaccepted > superseded combination (synonym)
Opsanus cerapalus Rafinesque, 1818 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Gadus tau Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details] 
Distribution Florida to Cape Cod, straying northward to Maine.
Distribution Florida to Cape Cod, straying northward to Maine. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Opsanus tau (Linnaeus, 1766). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158782 on 2025-05-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Gadus tau Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
original description (of Opsanus cerapalus Rafinesque, 1818) Rafinesque, C. S. (1818). Descriptions of two new genera of North American fishes, Opsanus and Notropis. <em>American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review.</em> v. 2 (3) (Jan. 1818): 203-204.
page(s): 204 [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]
basis of record Collette, B. B., ; Klein-MacPhee, G. (2002). Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> 1-748. [details]
original description (of Opsanus cerapalus Rafinesque, 1818) Rafinesque, C. S. (1818). Descriptions of two new genera of North American fishes, Opsanus and Notropis. <em>American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review.</em> v. 2 (3) (Jan. 1818): 203-204.
page(s): 204 [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]
basis of record Collette, B. B., ; Klein-MacPhee, G. (2002). Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> 1-748. [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
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
Unreviewed
Distribution Florida to Cape Cod, straying northward to Maine. [details]Habitat benthic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | oyster toadfish | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Opsanus cerapalus Rafinesque, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (198 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (201 publications) (from synonym Batrachus tau (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications) (from synonym Gadus tau Linnaeus, 1766)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Opsanus tau)
To FishBase (from synonym Gadus tau Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Opsanus cerapalus Rafinesque, 1818)
To FishBase images (Opsanus tau, USA, by IGFA)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (59 nucleotides; 48 proteins)
To GenBank (59 nucleotides; 48 proteins) (from synonym Gadus tau Linnaeus, 1766)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Opsanus cerapalus Rafinesque, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (198 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (201 publications) (from synonym Batrachus tau (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications) (from synonym Gadus tau Linnaeus, 1766)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Opsanus tau)
To FishBase (from synonym Gadus tau Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Opsanus cerapalus Rafinesque, 1818)
To FishBase images (Opsanus tau, USA, by IGFA)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (59 nucleotides; 48 proteins)
To GenBank (59 nucleotides; 48 proteins) (from synonym Gadus tau Linnaeus, 1766)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
