WoRMS taxon details
Synodus foetens (Linnaeus, 1766)
158758 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158758)
accepted
Species
Salmo foetens Linnaeus, 1766 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Salmo foetens Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details] 
Distribution Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil
Distribution Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Synodus foetens (Linnaeus, 1766). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158758 on 2025-07-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Salmo foetens Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
basis of record Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [details]
basis of record Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [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 (Bermuda)
Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys
(American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4)
. ASIH, 424 pp. [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]
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
Distribution Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil [details]Habitat benthic [details]
To Barcode of Life (57 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Salmo foetens Linnaeus, 1766)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (86 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Synodus foetens)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Salmo foetens Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase images (Synodus foetens, USA, by IGFA)
To GenBank (84 nucleotides; 78 proteins)
To GenBank (84 nucleotides; 78 proteins) (from synonym Salmo foetens Linnaeus, 1766)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Synodus foetens RAD104735-003)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Salmo foetens Linnaeus, 1766)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (86 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Synodus foetens)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Salmo foetens Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase images (Synodus foetens, USA, by IGFA)
To GenBank (84 nucleotides; 78 proteins)
To GenBank (84 nucleotides; 78 proteins) (from synonym Salmo foetens Linnaeus, 1766)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Synodus foetens RAD104735-003)
To ITIS
