WoRMS taxon details
Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)
158884 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158884)
accepted
Species
Osmerus lemniscatus Lacepède, 1803 · unaccepted
Salmo myops Forster, 1801 · unaccepted
Saurus brevirostris Poey, 1860 · unaccepted
Saurus lemniscatus (Lacepède, 1803) · unaccepted
Saurus limbatus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850 · unaccepted
Saurus myops (Forster, 1801) · unaccepted
Saurus truncatus Spix & Agassiz, 1829 · unaccepted
Synodus brevirostris (Poey, 1860) · unaccepted
Synodus myops (Forster, 1801) · unaccepted
Trachicephalus myops (Forster, 1801) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Trachinocephalus brevirostris (Poey, 1860) · unaccepted
Trachinocephalus limbatus (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850) · unaccepted
Trachynocephalus myops (Forster, 1801) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Trichinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Salmo myops Forster, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 421 [details]
page(s): 421 [details]
Description Inhabits deeper waters on the outer slopes of the reef. Found over sandy areas of coastal waters, from the littoral zone...
Distribution Grand Bank to Florida, Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico, Antilles, and Caribbean south to Brazil
Description Inhabits deeper waters on the outer slopes of the reef. Found over sandy areas of coastal waters, from the littoral zone down to a depth of about 100 m. Feeds on fishes (Ref. 5213). Rests on or burrows into substrate, leaving eyes exposed (Ref. 4472). [details]
Distribution Grand Bank to Florida, Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico, Antilles, and Caribbean south to Brazil
Distribution Grand Bank to Florida, Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico, Antilles, and Caribbean south to Brazil [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158884 on 2025-05-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Salmo myops Forster, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 421 [details]
original description (of Saurus limbatus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850) Eydoux, J. F. T. ; Souleyet, F. A. (1850). Poissons In: Voyage autour du monde exécuté pendant les années 1836 et 1837 sur la corvette La Bonite, commandée par M. Vaillant. <em>Zoologie, Paris.</em> Vol. 1 (pt 2). i-iv, i-xxxix + 1-334, Pls. 1-10. Pp. 155-216. [details]
original description (of Osmerus lemniscatus Lacepède, 1803) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1803). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Cinquieme. 5(1-21): i-lxviii + 1-803 + index., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6335629
page(s): 230, 236, Pl. 6 (fig. 1) [details]
page(s): 421 [details]
original description (of Saurus limbatus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850) Eydoux, J. F. T. ; Souleyet, F. A. (1850). Poissons In: Voyage autour du monde exécuté pendant les années 1836 et 1837 sur la corvette La Bonite, commandée par M. Vaillant. <em>Zoologie, Paris.</em> Vol. 1 (pt 2). i-iv, i-xxxix + 1-334, Pls. 1-10. Pp. 155-216. [details]
original description (of Osmerus lemniscatus Lacepède, 1803) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1803). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Cinquieme. 5(1-21): i-lxviii + 1-803 + index., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6335629
page(s): 230, 236, Pl. 6 (fig. 1) [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]
context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [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 King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [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 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
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context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [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 King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [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 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
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits deeper waters on the outer slopes of the reef. Found over sandy areas of coastal waters, from the littoral zone down to a depth of about 100 m. Feeds on fishes (Ref. 5213). Rests on or burrows into substrate, leaving eyes exposed (Ref. 4472). [details]Diet Feed on fishes and small crustaceans [details]
Distribution Grand Bank to Florida, Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico, Antilles, and Caribbean south to Brazil [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Habitat Found over sandy bottoms of deep outer reef slopes. Reported to be common in estuaries. Rest on or more often burrow into substrate, leaving eyes exposed. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | snakefishbluntnose lizardfish | [details] |
| Japanese | オキエソ | [details] |
| Spanish | chile chato | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (155 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Synodus brevirostris (Poey, 1860))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Osmerus lemniscatus Lacepède, 1803)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Saurus brevirostris Poey, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Saurus truncatus Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Synodus myops (Forster, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications) (from synonym Salmo myops Forster, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Trachinocephalus limbatus (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Trachinocephalus brevirostris (Poey, 1860))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (65 publications) (from synonym Saurus myops (Forster, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Saurus limbatus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (79 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Saurus lemniscatus (Lacepède, 1803))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Salmo myops Forster, 1801)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Trachinocephalus myops)
To FishBase (from synonym Osmerus lemniscatus Lacepède, 1803)
To FishBase (from synonym Synodus myops (Forster, 1801))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Synodus brevirostris (Poey, 1860))
To FishBase (from synonym Salmo myops Forster, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Trachinocephalus limbatus (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850))
To FishBase (from synonym Saurus brevirostris Poey, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Saurus limbatus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)
To FishBase (from synonym Saurus lemniscatus (Lacepède, 1803))
To FishBase (from synonym Saurus myops (Forster, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Trichinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Trachicephalus myops (Forster, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Trachinocephalus brevirostris (Poey, 1860))
To FishBase (from synonym Saurus truncatus Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
To FishBase images (Trachinocephalus myops, by Sampaio, C.L.S.)
To GenBank (146 nucleotides; 156 proteins)
To GenBank (146 nucleotides; 156 proteins) (from synonym Synodus myops (Forster, 1801))
To GenBank (146 nucleotides; 156 proteins) (from synonym Saurus myops (Forster, 1801))
To GenBank (146 nucleotides; 156 proteins) (from synonym Salmo myops Forster, 1801)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Synodus myops FIN034669 Slide 120 mm) (from synonym Synodus myops (Forster, 1801))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Synodus myops FIN034670 Slide 120 mm) (from synonym Synodus myops (Forster, 1801))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Trachinocephalus myops RAD104719-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Trachinocephalus myops RAD104719-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Synodus brevirostris (Poey, 1860))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Osmerus lemniscatus Lacepède, 1803)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Saurus brevirostris Poey, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Saurus truncatus Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Synodus myops (Forster, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications) (from synonym Salmo myops Forster, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Trachinocephalus limbatus (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Trachinocephalus brevirostris (Poey, 1860))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (65 publications) (from synonym Saurus myops (Forster, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Saurus limbatus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (79 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Saurus lemniscatus (Lacepède, 1803))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Salmo myops Forster, 1801)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Trachinocephalus myops)
To FishBase (from synonym Osmerus lemniscatus Lacepède, 1803)
To FishBase (from synonym Synodus myops (Forster, 1801))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Synodus brevirostris (Poey, 1860))
To FishBase (from synonym Salmo myops Forster, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Trachinocephalus limbatus (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850))
To FishBase (from synonym Saurus brevirostris Poey, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Saurus limbatus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)
To FishBase (from synonym Saurus lemniscatus (Lacepède, 1803))
To FishBase (from synonym Saurus myops (Forster, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Trichinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Trachicephalus myops (Forster, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Trachinocephalus brevirostris (Poey, 1860))
To FishBase (from synonym Saurus truncatus Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
To FishBase images (Trachinocephalus myops, by Sampaio, C.L.S.)
To GenBank (146 nucleotides; 156 proteins)
To GenBank (146 nucleotides; 156 proteins) (from synonym Synodus myops (Forster, 1801))
To GenBank (146 nucleotides; 156 proteins) (from synonym Saurus myops (Forster, 1801))
To GenBank (146 nucleotides; 156 proteins) (from synonym Salmo myops Forster, 1801)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Synodus myops FIN034669 Slide 120 mm) (from synonym Synodus myops (Forster, 1801))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Synodus myops FIN034670 Slide 120 mm) (from synonym Synodus myops (Forster, 1801))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Trachinocephalus myops RAD104719-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Trachinocephalus myops RAD104719-001)
To ITIS
