WoRMS taxon details
Plotosus limbatus Valenciennes, 1840
217660 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217660)
accepted
Species
Copidoglanis obscurus Günther, 1864 · unaccepted (synonym)
Plotosus nigricans Valenciennes, 1840 · unaccepted
Tandanus obscurus (Günther, 1864) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome quinzième. Suite du livre dix-septième. Siluroïdes. v. 15: i-xxxi + 1-540, Pls. 421-455. [Valenciennes authored volume. i-xxiv + 1-397 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
Description Occurs in estuaries and along open coasts. Juveniles form dense aggregations.
Description Occurs in estuaries and along open coasts. Juveniles form dense aggregations. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Plotosus limbatus Valenciennes, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217660 on 2023-10-03
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original description
Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome quinzième. Suite du livre dix-septième. Siluroïdes. v. 15: i-xxxi + 1-540, Pls. 421-455. [Valenciennes authored volume. i-xxiv + 1-397 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H.L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéque, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C.W.; Mooney, T.A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L.K.; Rice, A.N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Sprie, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M.J.G. Underwater Soniferous Behavior Trait Provided in the World Register of Marine Species. <em>(In preparation).</em> [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H.L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéque, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C.W.; Mooney, T.A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L.K.; Rice, A.N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Sprie, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M.J.G. Underwater Soniferous Behavior Trait Provided in the World Register of Marine Species. <em>(In preparation).</em> [details]





From other sources
Description Occurs in estuaries and along open coasts. Juveniles form dense aggregations. [details]Remark In Cuvier & Valenciennes. [details]
Language | Name | |
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English | darkfin eel catfish | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Tandanus obscurus (Günther, 1864))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Plotosus nigricans Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Copidoglanis obscurus Günther, 1864)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Plotosus nigricans Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Tandanus obscurus (Günther, 1864))
To FishBase (from synonym Copidoglanis obscurus Günther, 1864)
To FishBase images (Plotosus limbatus, Kenya, by Goebbels, D.)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To NHMUK collection (Copidoglanis obscurus Günther, 1864; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2584431) (from synonym Copidoglanis obscurus Günther, 1864)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Copidoglanis obscurus RAD115618-001) (from synonym Copidoglanis obscurus Günther, 1864)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Plotosus limbatus USNM 219577 nontype radiograph dorsal view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Plotosus nigricans RAD115604-003) (from synonym Plotosus nigricans Valenciennes, 1840)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Tandanus obscurus (Günther, 1864))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Plotosus nigricans Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Copidoglanis obscurus Günther, 1864)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Plotosus nigricans Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Tandanus obscurus (Günther, 1864))
To FishBase (from synonym Copidoglanis obscurus Günther, 1864)
To FishBase images (Plotosus limbatus, Kenya, by Goebbels, D.)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To NHMUK collection (Copidoglanis obscurus Günther, 1864; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2584431) (from synonym Copidoglanis obscurus Günther, 1864)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Copidoglanis obscurus RAD115618-001) (from synonym Copidoglanis obscurus Günther, 1864)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Plotosus limbatus USNM 219577 nontype radiograph dorsal view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Plotosus nigricans RAD115604-003) (from synonym Plotosus nigricans Valenciennes, 1840)
To ITIS