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CaRMS taxon detailsBalistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789
154721 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154721)
accepted
Species
Balistes capriscus Gronow, 1854 · unaccepted (ambiguous synonym; homonym)
Balistes carolinensis Gmelin, 1789 · unaccepted
marine,
Gmelin, J.F. (1789). Amphibia - Pisces. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(3). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 1033-1516. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25749426 [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia (Canada), Bermuda, and northern Gulf of Mexico to Argentina; observed in Trundy Reef, Cape...
Distribution Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia (Canada), Bermuda, and northern Gulf of Mexico to Argentina; observed in Trundy Reef, Cape Elizabeth, ME at 43o35.405N, 70o11.902W (photo ID verified by LVG 7 Aug 2008) [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789. Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2021) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154721 on 2026-05-10
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2026). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154721 on 2026-05-10
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original description
Gmelin, J.F. (1789). Amphibia - Pisces. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(3). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 1033-1516. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25749426 [details]
original description (of Balistes carolinensis Gmelin, 1789) Gmelin, J. F. (1789). Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species; cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decimo tertia, aucta, reformata. 3 vols. in 9 parts. Lipsiae,.</em> 1788-93. v. 1 (pt 3): 1033-1516 [Fishes on pp. 1126-1516]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.125970 page(s): 1468 [details] 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) 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] basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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] source of synonymy Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 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]  Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on benthic invertebrates like mollusks and crustaceans [details]Distribution Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia (Canada), Bermuda, and northern Gulf of Mexico to Argentina; observed in Trundy Reef, Cape Elizabeth, ME at 43o35.405N, 70o11.902W (photo ID verified by LVG 7 Aug 2008) [details] Habitat Inhabits bays, harbors, lagoons, and seaward reefs. [details] Habitat nektonic [details] Importance Social- Commercial, fishery, gamefish and aquarium fish [details]
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland (from synonym Balistes carolinensis Gmelin, 1789)
Marine Life Information Network - UK To Barcode of Life (71 barcodes) To Barcode of Life (71 barcodes) (from synonym Balistes capriscus Gronow, 1854) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (113 publications) (from synonym Balistes carolinensis Gmelin, 1789) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (273 publications) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (273 publications) (from synonym Balistes capriscus Gronow, 1854) To Dyntaxa To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Balistes capriscus) To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Balistes capriscus) (from synonym Balistes capriscus Gronow, 1854) To FishBase (from synonym Balistes capriscus Gronow, 1854) To FishBase To FishBase (from synonym Balistes carolinensis Gmelin, 1789) To Fishipedia To FishSounds To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable) (from synonym Balistes capriscus Gronow, 1854) To NMNH Extant Collection (Balistes capriscus USNM 405175 photograph lateral view) To NMNH Extant Collection (Balistes carolinensis P01448 illustration) To PESI (from synonym Balistes carolinensis Gmelin, 1789) To PESI To PESI (from synonym Balistes capriscus Gronow, 1854) To ITIS |
