WoRMS name details
Owstonia simoterus (Smith, 1968)
218874 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218874)
unaccepted (Misspelling)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sphenanthias simoterus Smith, 1968) Smith, J. L. B. (1968). New and interesting fishes from deepish water off Durban, Natal and southern Mozambique. <em>Investigational Report. Oceanographic Research Institute, Durban.</em> No. 19: 1-30, Pls. 1-6. [details]
Description One known specimen. Inhabits burrows in level bottom substrates.
Description One known specimen. Inhabits burrows in level bottom substrates. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Owstonia simoterus (Smith, 1968). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218874 on 2025-01-31
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original description
(of Sphenanthias simoterus Smith, 1968) Smith, J. L. B. (1968). New and interesting fishes from deepish water off Durban, Natal and southern Mozambique. <em>Investigational Report. Oceanographic Research Institute, Durban.</em> No. 19: 1-30, Pls. 1-6. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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]
Unreviewed
Description One known specimen. Inhabits burrows in level bottom substrates. [details]