WoRMS taxon details
Melichthys vidua (Richardson, 1845)
219879 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219879)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Occurs in seaward reefs. Common in coral-rich areas exposed to currents (Ref. 1602). Diet consists mainly of algae and...
Description Occurs in seaward reefs. Common in coral-rich areas exposed to currents (Ref. 1602). Diet consists mainly of algae and detritus but also takes in crustaceans, octopuses, sponges, and fishes (Ref. 1602). Also taken with drive-in nets. Marketed fresh (Ref. 9770). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Melichthys vidua (Richardson, 1845). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219879 on 2021-04-17
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Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (12/2019)., available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Occurs in seaward reefs. Common in coral-rich areas exposed to currents (Ref. 1602). Diet consists mainly of algae and detritus but also takes in crustaceans, octopuses, sponges, and fishes (Ref. 1602). Also taken with drive-in nets. Marketed fresh (Ref. 9770). [details]
To Barcode of Life (17 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Balistes erythropterus (Fowler, 1946))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Melichthys nycteris (Jordan & Evermann, 1903))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Oncobalistes erythropterus Fowler, 1946)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pachynathus nycteris Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications) (from synonym Balistes vidua Richardson, 1845)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Balistes vidua Richardson, 1845)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Pinktail Triggerfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes erythropterus (Fowler, 1946))
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes vidua Richardson, 1845)
To FishBase (from synonym Melichthys nycteris (Jordan & Evermann, 1903))
To FishBase (from synonym Oncobalistes erythropterus Fowler, 1946)
To FishBase (from synonym Pachynathus nycteris Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes vidua kamoharai Abe, 1958)
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 40 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Melichthys vidua FIN026733 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Melichthys vidua FIN026734 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pachygnathus nycteris USNM 50821 holotype radiograph lateral view) (from synonym Pachynathus nycteris Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Balistes erythropterus (Fowler, 1946))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Melichthys nycteris (Jordan & Evermann, 1903))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Oncobalistes erythropterus Fowler, 1946)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pachynathus nycteris Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications) (from synonym Balistes vidua Richardson, 1845)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Balistes vidua Richardson, 1845)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Pinktail Triggerfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes erythropterus (Fowler, 1946))
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes vidua Richardson, 1845)
To FishBase (from synonym Melichthys nycteris (Jordan & Evermann, 1903))
To FishBase (from synonym Oncobalistes erythropterus Fowler, 1946)
To FishBase (from synonym Pachynathus nycteris Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes vidua kamoharai Abe, 1958)
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 40 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Melichthys vidua FIN026733 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Melichthys vidua FIN026734 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pachygnathus nycteris USNM 50821 holotype radiograph lateral view) (from synonym Pachynathus nycteris Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
To ITIS
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