WoRMS taxon details
Centrobranchus nigroocellatus (Günther, 1873)
126584 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126584)
accepted
Species
Myctophum coccoi regularis Brauer, 1904 · unaccepted
Myctophum nigro-ocellatum (Günther, 1873) · unaccepted
Scopelus nigroocellatus Günther, 1873 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Scopelus nigroocellatus Günther, 1873) Günther, A. (1873). Zweiter ichthyologischer Beitrag nach Exemplaren aus dem Museum Godeffroy. <em>Journal des Museum Godeffroy.</em> v. 1 (no. 4): 265-268. [details]
Distribution USA to about 14°N, and from Brazil to Argentina
Distribution USA to about 14°N, and from Brazil to Argentina [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Centrobranchus nigroocellatus (Günther, 1873). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126584 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Scopelus nigroocellatus Günther, 1873) Günther, A. (1873). Zweiter ichthyologischer Beitrag nach Exemplaren aus dem Museum Godeffroy. <em>Journal des Museum Godeffroy.</em> v. 1 (no. 4): 265-268. [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]
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]
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 (Bermuda) Karnella, C. (1987). Family Myctophidae, lanternfishes In: Biology of midwater fishes of the Bermuda ocean acre, Smithsonian contributions to zoology, number 452. . Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. , (452): 51-168 [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [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). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (Bermuda) Karnella, C. (1987). Family Myctophidae, lanternfishes In: Biology of midwater fishes of the Bermuda ocean acre, Smithsonian contributions to zoology, number 452. . Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. , (452): 51-168 [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [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). (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 USA to about 14°N, and from Brazil to Argentina [details]Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat High-oceanic, epipelagic to mesopelagic, at 375-650 m by day (most common at 500 m); nyctoepipelagic at surface and down to 200 m. [details]
Reproduction Spawns from January to April off Bermuda; oviparous with planktonic eggs and larvae [details]
To Barcode of Life (22 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Myctophum nigro-ocellatum (Günther, 1873))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Scopelus nigroocellatus Günther, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Centrobranchus nigroocellatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus nigroocellatus Günther, 1873)
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum nigro-ocellatum (Günther, 1873))
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum coccoi regularis Brauer, 1904)
To FishBase images (Centrobranchus nigroocellatus, Canada, by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 27 proteins)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 27 proteins) (from synonym Scopelus nigroocellatus Günther, 1873)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Centrobranchus nigroocellatus RAD104783-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Myctophum nigro-ocellatum (Günther, 1873))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Scopelus nigroocellatus Günther, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Centrobranchus nigroocellatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus nigroocellatus Günther, 1873)
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum nigro-ocellatum (Günther, 1873))
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum coccoi regularis Brauer, 1904)
To FishBase images (Centrobranchus nigroocellatus, Canada, by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 27 proteins)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 27 proteins) (from synonym Scopelus nigroocellatus Günther, 1873)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Centrobranchus nigroocellatus RAD104783-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
