WoRMS taxon details
Melanocetus johnsonii Günther, 1864
126556 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126556)
accepted
Species
Centrocetus spinulosus Regan & Trewavas, 1932 · unaccepted
Melanocetus cirrifer Regan & Trewavas, 1932 · unaccepted
Melanocetus ferox Regan, 1926 · unaccepted
Melanocetus johnsoni Günther, 1864 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Melanocetus krechi Brauer, 1902 · unaccepted
Melanocetus megalodontis Beebe & Crane, 1947 · unaccepted
Melanocetus rotundatus Gilchrist, 1903 · unaccepted
Melanocoetus rotundatus Gilchrist, 1903 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Xenoceratias braueri Koefoed, 1944 · unaccepted
Xenoceratias brevirostris Regan & Trewavas, 1932 · unaccepted
Xenoceratias heterorhynchus Regan & Trewavas, 1932 · unaccepted
Xenoceratias laevis Regan & Trewavas, 1932 · unaccepted
Xenoceratias micracanthus Regan & Trewavas, 1932 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Günther, A. (1864). On a new genus of pediculate fish from the Sea of Madeira. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864.</em> (pt 2) (art. 6): 301-303, Pl. 25. Also as a separate, pp. 1-2. [details]
Distribution tropical to temperate parts of all oceans, as far north as Sable Island Bank
Distribution tropical to temperate parts of all oceans, as far north as Sable Island Bank [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Melanocetus johnsonii Günther, 1864. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126556 on 2024-11-14
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Günther, A. (1864). On a new genus of pediculate fish from the Sea of Madeira. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864.</em> (pt 2) (art. 6): 301-303, Pl. 25. Also as a separate, pp. 1-2. [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 (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [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 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]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). 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 (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [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 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]additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). 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 Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution tropical to temperate parts of all oceans, as far north as Sable Island Bank [details]Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat Occasionally found in Canadian Atlantic waters. Found to depths of 2091 m. [details]
Reproduction Spawns June to November; oviparous with planktonic larvae; eggs believed to be contained in floating gelatinous rafts [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Humpback anglerfishangler fish [from synonym] | [details] |
| Japanese | ペリカンアンコウ | [details] |
| Russian | Черный удильщик Джонсона | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (54 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Melanocetus cirrifer Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Melanocetus ferox Regan, 1926)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Melanocetus megalodontis Beebe & Crane, 1947)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Centrocetus spinulosus Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Xenoceratias braueri Koefoed, 1944)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Xenoceratias brevirostris Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Xenoceratias heterorhynchus Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Xenoceratias laevis Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Xenoceratias micracanthus Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Melanocoetus rotundatus Gilchrist, 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Melanocetus johnsoni Günther, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Melanocetus rotundatus Gilchrist, 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Melanocetus krechi Brauer, 1902)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Melanocetus johnsoni Günther, 1864)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Melanocetus johnsonii)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Melanocetus ferox Regan, 1926)
To FishBase (from synonym Melanocetus johnsoni Günther, 1864)
To FishBase (from synonym Melanocetus cirrifer Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Melanocetus megalodontis Beebe & Crane, 1947)
To FishBase (from synonym Melanocetus krechi Brauer, 1902)
To FishBase (from synonym Centrocetus spinulosus Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Melanocetus rotundatus Gilchrist, 1903)
To FishBase (from synonym Xenoceratias laevis Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Xenoceratias heterorhynchus Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Xenoceratias brevirostris Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Xenoceratias braueri Koefoed, 1944)
To FishBase (from synonym Melanocoetus rotundatus Gilchrist, 1903)
To FishBase (from synonym Xenoceratias micracanthus Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To FishBase images (Melanocetus johnsonii, by Ho, H.-C.)
To GenBank (64 nucleotides; 99 proteins)
To GenBank (64 nucleotides; 99 proteins) (from synonym Melanocetus johnsoni Günther, 1864)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Melanocetus johnsoni Günther, 1864)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Melanocetus cirrifer Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Melanocetus ferox Regan, 1926)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Melanocetus megalodontis Beebe & Crane, 1947)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Centrocetus spinulosus Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Xenoceratias braueri Koefoed, 1944)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Xenoceratias brevirostris Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Xenoceratias heterorhynchus Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Xenoceratias laevis Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Xenoceratias micracanthus Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Melanocoetus rotundatus Gilchrist, 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Melanocetus johnsoni Günther, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Melanocetus rotundatus Gilchrist, 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Melanocetus krechi Brauer, 1902)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Melanocetus johnsoni Günther, 1864)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Melanocetus johnsonii)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Melanocetus ferox Regan, 1926)
To FishBase (from synonym Melanocetus johnsoni Günther, 1864)
To FishBase (from synonym Melanocetus cirrifer Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Melanocetus megalodontis Beebe & Crane, 1947)
To FishBase (from synonym Melanocetus krechi Brauer, 1902)
To FishBase (from synonym Centrocetus spinulosus Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Melanocetus rotundatus Gilchrist, 1903)
To FishBase (from synonym Xenoceratias laevis Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Xenoceratias heterorhynchus Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Xenoceratias brevirostris Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Xenoceratias braueri Koefoed, 1944)
To FishBase (from synonym Melanocoetus rotundatus Gilchrist, 1903)
To FishBase (from synonym Xenoceratias micracanthus Regan & Trewavas, 1932)
To FishBase images (Melanocetus johnsonii, by Ho, H.-C.)
To GenBank (64 nucleotides; 99 proteins)
To GenBank (64 nucleotides; 99 proteins) (from synonym Melanocetus johnsoni Günther, 1864)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Melanocetus johnsoni Günther, 1864)
To ITIS
