WoRMS taxon details
Scopelogadus beanii (Günther, 1887)
127278 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127278)
accepted
Species
Melamphaes beanii Günther, 1887 · unaccepted
Melamphaes eurylepis Holt & Byrne, 1906 · unaccepted
Plectromus beanii (Günther, 1887) · unaccepted
Plectromus crassiceps Bean, 1885 · unaccepted
Scopelogadus beani (Günther, 1887) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Melamphaes beanii Günther, 1887) Günther, A. (1887). Report on the deep-sea fishes collected by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 22 (part 57): i-lxv, 1-268, pl. 1-73., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-57/README.htm [details]
Distribution Atlantic populations associated with Gulf Stream system
Distribution Atlantic populations associated with Gulf Stream system [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Scopelogadus beanii (Günther, 1887). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127278 on 2025-03-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Melamphaes beanii Günther, 1887) Günther, A. (1887). Report on the deep-sea fishes collected by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 22 (part 57): i-lxv, 1-268, pl. 1-73., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-57/README.htm [details]
original description (of Plectromus crassiceps Bean, 1885) Bean, T. H. (1885). Description of a new species of Plectromus (P. crassiceps) taken by the United States Fish Commission. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 8 (no. 486): 73-74. [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]
original description (of Plectromus crassiceps Bean, 1885) Bean, T. H. (1885). Description of a new species of Plectromus (P. crassiceps) taken by the United States Fish Commission. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 8 (no. 486): 73-74. [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) Keene, M. J.; Gibbs, R. H.; Krueger,W. H. (1987). Family melamphaidae, bigscales. 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): 169-185 [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 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 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) Keene, M. J.; Gibbs, R. H.; Krueger,W. H. (1987). Family melamphaidae, bigscales. 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): 169-185 [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 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 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
Diet Feeds on (pelagic) amphipods, polychaetes, jellyfish and mysids [details]Distribution Atlantic populations associated with Gulf Stream system [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat One of the largest and deepest-dwelling melamphid species. [details]
To Barcode of Life (23 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Plectromus crassiceps Bean, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Scopelogadus beani (Günther, 1887))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Melamphaes eurylepis Holt & Byrne, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Plectromus beanii (Günther, 1887))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Melamphaes beanii Günther, 1887)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scopelogadus beanii)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Melamphaes beanii Günther, 1887)
To FishBase (from synonym Melamphaes eurylepis Holt & Byrne, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Plectromus crassiceps Bean, 1885)
To FishBase (from synonym Plectromus beanii (Günther, 1887))
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelogadus beani (Günther, 1887))
To FishBase images (Scopelogadus beanii, by SFSA)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 27 proteins)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 27 proteins) (from synonym Melamphaes beanii Günther, 1887)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 27 proteins) (from synonym Scopelogadus beani (Günther, 1887))
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Plectromus crassiceps P07766 illustration) (from synonym Melamphaes beanii Günther, 1887)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Plectromus crassiceps Bean, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Scopelogadus beani (Günther, 1887))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Melamphaes eurylepis Holt & Byrne, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Plectromus beanii (Günther, 1887))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Melamphaes beanii Günther, 1887)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scopelogadus beanii)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Melamphaes beanii Günther, 1887)
To FishBase (from synonym Melamphaes eurylepis Holt & Byrne, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Plectromus crassiceps Bean, 1885)
To FishBase (from synonym Plectromus beanii (Günther, 1887))
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelogadus beani (Günther, 1887))
To FishBase images (Scopelogadus beanii, by SFSA)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 27 proteins)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 27 proteins) (from synonym Melamphaes beanii Günther, 1887)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 27 proteins) (from synonym Scopelogadus beani (Günther, 1887))
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Plectromus crassiceps P07766 illustration) (from synonym Melamphaes beanii Günther, 1887)
To PESI
To ITIS
