WoRMS taxon details
Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809)
127251 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127251)
accepted
Species
Helicolenus imperialis (Cuvier, 1829) · unaccepted
Helicolenus maculatus (Cuvier, 1829) · unaccepted
Helicolenus maderensis Goode & Bean, 1896 · unaccepted
Helicolenus thelmae Fowler, 1937 · unaccepted
Scorpaena dactyloptera Delaroche, 1809 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sebastes dactyloptera (Delaroche, 1809) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Sebastes dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809) · unaccepted
Sebastes imperialis Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Sebastes maculatus Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809) accepted as Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809)
- Subspecies Helicolenus dactylopterus lahillei Norman, 1937 accepted as Helicolenus lahillei Norman, 1937
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Scorpaena dactyloptera Delaroche, 1809) Delaroche, F.-E. (1809). Suite du mémoire sur les espèces de poissons observées à Iviça. Tableau des espèces de poissons que j'ai observées à Iviça pendant les mois de décembre, janvier et février. Tableau des poissons que j'ai observés à Maïorque et à Barcelonne, mais que je n'ai point vus à Iviça. Observations sur quelques-uns des poissons indiqués dans le précédent tableau, et descriptions des espèces nouvelles ou peu connues. <em>Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> 13: 313-361, plates 20-25., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29092211
page(s): 337 [details]
page(s): 337 [details]
Description Found in soft bottom areas of the continental shelf and upper slope. Feeds on both benthic and pelagic organisms...
Distribution Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada to Venezuela
Description Found in soft bottom areas of the continental shelf and upper slope. Feeds on both benthic and pelagic organisms (crustaceans, fishes,cephalopods, and echinoderms) (Ref. 4570). Sold fresh in markets. [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada to Venezuela
Distribution Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada to Venezuela [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127251 on 2025-07-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Scorpaena dactyloptera Delaroche, 1809) Delaroche, F.-E. (1809). Suite du mémoire sur les espèces de poissons observées à Iviça. Tableau des espèces de poissons que j'ai observées à Iviça pendant les mois de décembre, janvier et février. Tableau des poissons que j'ai observés à Maïorque et à Barcelonne, mais que je n'ai point vus à Iviça. Observations sur quelques-uns des poissons indiqués dans le précédent tableau, et descriptions des espèces nouvelles ou peu connues. <em>Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> 13: 313-361, plates 20-25., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29092211
page(s): 337 [details]
original description (of Sebastes imperialis Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 167 [details]
original description (of Sebastes maculatus Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1829). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome quatrième. Livre quatrième. <em>Des acanthoptérygiens à joue cuirassée.</em> 4: i-xxvi + 2 pp. + 1-518, Pls. 72-99, 97 bis.
page(s): 343 [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]
page(s): 337 [details]
original description (of Sebastes imperialis Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 167 [details]
original description (of Sebastes maculatus Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1829). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome quatrième. Livre quatrième. <em>Des acanthoptérygiens à joue cuirassée.</em> 4: i-xxvi + 2 pp. + 1-518, Pls. 72-99, 97 bis.
page(s): 343 [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 (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [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 Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [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 Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [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 (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [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 Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [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 Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [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
Authority (De la Roche, 1809) [details]Description Found in soft bottom areas of the continental shelf and upper slope. Feeds on both benthic and pelagic organisms (crustaceans, fishes,cephalopods, and echinoderms) (Ref. 4570). Sold fresh in markets. [details]
Diet Feeds on crustaceans, fishes, cephalopods and echinoderms [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada to Venezuela [details]
Habitat Found in rocky bottom areas from surface to 652m. [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Reproduction Internal fertilization, breed March to July, viviparous [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | blåkaeft | [details] |
| Dutch | blauwkeeltje | [details] |
| English | blue-mouthbleumouth rockfishblackbelly rosefish | [details] |
| Finnish | merikonna | [details] |
| French | sébaste-chèvresébaste chèvrerascasse du nordchèvre impériale | [details] |
| German | Blaumaul | [details] |
| Hebrew | עכשובנון שחור-פה | [details] |
| Italian | scorfano di fondale | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Λειψός | [details] |
| Norwegian | blåkjeft | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | blåkjeft | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | blåkjeft | [details] |
| Polish | sebdak | [details] |
| Portuguese | cantarilhoboca-negra | [details] |
| Russian | sinerotyí okun' | [details] |
| Spanish | gallineta | [details] |
| Swedish | blåkäft | [details] |
| Turkish | derinsu iskorpiti | [details] |
| Welsh | pysgod safnlas | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (79 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Helicolenus imperialis (Cuvier, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Helicolenus maderensis Goode & Bean, 1896)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Sebastes maculatus Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Helicolenus thelmae Fowler, 1937)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Sebastes dactyloptera (Delaroche, 1809))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Helicolenus maculatus (Cuvier, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications) (from synonym Scorpaena dactyloptera Delaroche, 1809)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (59 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (72 publications) (from synonym Sebastes imperialis Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (83 publications) (from synonym Sebastes dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus) (from synonym Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Helicolenus dactylopterus)
To FishBase (from synonym Scorpaena dactyloptera Delaroche, 1809)
To FishBase (from synonym Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Helicolenus imperialis (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Helicolenus maderensis Goode & Bean, 1896)
To FishBase (from synonym Helicolenus maculatus (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Sebastes imperialis Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Sebastes maculatus Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Sebastes dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809))
To FishBase (from synonym Helicolenus thelmae Fowler, 1937)
To FishBase (from synonym Sebastes dactyloptera (Delaroche, 1809))
To FishBase images (Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus, Azores Is., by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP) (from synonym Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809))
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (179 nucleotides; 156 proteins) (from synonym Scorpaena dactyloptera Delaroche, 1809)
To GenBank (179 nucleotides; 156 proteins)
To GenBank (52 nucleotides; 43 proteins) (from synonym Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Helicolenus dactylopterus RAD112822-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Helicolenus dactylopterus RAD112823-001)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Helicolenus imperialis (Cuvier, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Helicolenus maderensis Goode & Bean, 1896)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Sebastes maculatus Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Helicolenus thelmae Fowler, 1937)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Sebastes dactyloptera (Delaroche, 1809))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Helicolenus maculatus (Cuvier, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications) (from synonym Scorpaena dactyloptera Delaroche, 1809)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (59 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (72 publications) (from synonym Sebastes imperialis Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (83 publications) (from synonym Sebastes dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus) (from synonym Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Helicolenus dactylopterus)
To FishBase (from synonym Scorpaena dactyloptera Delaroche, 1809)
To FishBase (from synonym Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Helicolenus imperialis (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Helicolenus maderensis Goode & Bean, 1896)
To FishBase (from synonym Helicolenus maculatus (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Sebastes imperialis Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Sebastes maculatus Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Sebastes dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809))
To FishBase (from synonym Helicolenus thelmae Fowler, 1937)
To FishBase (from synonym Sebastes dactyloptera (Delaroche, 1809))
To FishBase images (Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus, Azores Is., by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP) (from synonym Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809))
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (179 nucleotides; 156 proteins) (from synonym Scorpaena dactyloptera Delaroche, 1809)
To GenBank (179 nucleotides; 156 proteins)
To GenBank (52 nucleotides; 43 proteins) (from synonym Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Helicolenus dactylopterus RAD112822-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Helicolenus dactylopterus RAD112823-001)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809))
To ITIS
