WoRMS taxon details
Osmerus mordax (Mitchill, 1814)
126737 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126737)
accepted
Species
Atherina mordax Mitchill, 1814 · unaccepted
Osmerus eperlanus mordax (Mitchill, 1814) · unaccepted
Osmerus mordax mordax (Mitchill, 1814) · unaccepted
- Subspecies Osmerus mordax dentex Steindachner & Kner, 1870 accepted as Osmerus dentex Steindachner & Kner, 1870
- Subspecies Osmerus mordax mordax (Mitchill, 1814) accepted as Osmerus mordax (Mitchill, 1814)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Atherina mordax Mitchill, 1814) Mitchill, S. L. (1814). Report, in part, of Samuel L. Mitchill, M. D., Professor of Natural History, &c, on the fishes of New-York. <em>D. Carlisle, New York.</em> 1-28.
page(s): 15 [details]
page(s): 15 [details]
Distribution Labrador to Pennsylvania
Distribution Labrador to Pennsylvania [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Osmerus mordax (Mitchill, 1814). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126737 on 2024-11-10
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original description
(of Atherina mordax Mitchill, 1814) Mitchill, S. L. (1814). Report, in part, of Samuel L. Mitchill, M. D., Professor of Natural History, &c, on the fishes of New-York. <em>D. Carlisle, New York.</em> 1-28.
page(s): 15 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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 Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
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]
page(s): 15 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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 Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
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
Diet Feeds on copepods, eggs, crustaceans, fishes, squids, worms and insects [details]Distribution Labrador to Pennsylvania [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat anadromous species; ascend streams in spring to spawn, landlocked species also exist [details]
Importance Scientific- Commercial, gamefish [details]
Predators Mergansers, cormorants, gulls, Atlantic cod, Atlantic salmon, also eat their own kind [details]
Reproduction Return to natal rivers to spawn, female produces between 7000 and 60,000 eggs; may repeat spawn [details]
To Barcode of Life (153 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Atherina mordax Mitchill, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (313 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Osmerus mordax mordax) (from synonym Osmerus mordax mordax (Mitchill, 1814))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Osmerus mordax)
To FishBase (from synonym Atherina mordax Mitchill, 1814)
To FishBase (from synonym Osmerus mordax mordax (Mitchill, 1814))
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Osmerus mordax mordax, USA, by Lyons, J.) (from synonym Osmerus mordax mordax (Mitchill, 1814))
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Osmerus mordax mordax (Mitchill, 1814))
To GenBank (46453 nucleotides; 1575 proteins) (from synonym Atherina mordax Mitchill, 1814)
To GenBank (46453 nucleotides; 1575 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Osmerus mordax RAD103999-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Usmerus mordax P04434 illustration)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Osmerus mordax mordax (Mitchill, 1814))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Atherina mordax Mitchill, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (313 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Osmerus mordax mordax) (from synonym Osmerus mordax mordax (Mitchill, 1814))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Osmerus mordax)
To FishBase (from synonym Atherina mordax Mitchill, 1814)
To FishBase (from synonym Osmerus mordax mordax (Mitchill, 1814))
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Osmerus mordax mordax, USA, by Lyons, J.) (from synonym Osmerus mordax mordax (Mitchill, 1814))
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Osmerus mordax mordax (Mitchill, 1814))
To GenBank (46453 nucleotides; 1575 proteins) (from synonym Atherina mordax Mitchill, 1814)
To GenBank (46453 nucleotides; 1575 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Osmerus mordax RAD103999-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Usmerus mordax P04434 illustration)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Osmerus mordax mordax (Mitchill, 1814))
To ITIS
