WoRMS taxon details
Alepisaurus ferox Lowe, 1833
126333 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126333)
accepted
Species
Alepidosaurus aesculapius Bean, 1883 · unaccepted
Alepidosaurus borealis Gill, 1862 · unaccepted
Alepidosaurus poeyi Gill, 1863 · unaccepted
Alepidosaurus serra Gill, 1862 · unaccepted
Alepisaurus altivelis Poey, 1860 · unaccepted
Alepisaurus azureus Valenciennes, 1850 · unaccepted
Alepisaurus borealis Gill, 1862 · unaccepted
Alepisaurus richardsonii Bleeker, 1855 · unaccepted
Plagyodus aesculapius (Bean, 1883) · unaccepted
Plagyodus borealis (Gill, 1862) · unaccepted
Plagyodus ferox (Lowe, 1833) · uncertain > unassessed
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Lowe, R.T. (1833). Description of <i>Alepisaurus</i>, a new genus of fishes. <em>Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond.</em> (pt 1): 104.
page(s): 104 [details]
page(s): 104 [details]
Distribution Greenland southward to the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico; Georges and LaHave Banks
Distribution Greenland southward to the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico; Georges and LaHave Banks [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Alepisaurus ferox Lowe, 1833. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126333 on 2023-12-04
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original description
Lowe, R.T. (1833). Description of <i>Alepisaurus</i>, a new genus of fishes. <em>Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond.</em> (pt 1): 104.
page(s): 104 [details]
original description (of Alepisaurus richardsonii Bleeker, 1855) Bleeker, P. (1855). Over eenige visschen van Van Diemensland. <em>Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (Amsterdam).</em> v. 2 (art. 7): 1-30 + 31, 1 pl. [details]
original description (of Alepidosaurus aesculapius Bean, 1883) Jordan, D. S. ; Gilbert, C. H. (1883). Synopsis of the fishes of North America. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> No. 16: i-liv + 1-1018. [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) Hilburn, D. J. et al. (1990). Hymenoptera of Bermuda. Florida Entomologist, 73(1): 161-176 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [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]
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 King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [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 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
[request]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. <i>J. Fish Biol. 41(Suppl. A)</i>: 1-37 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 104 [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]
page(s): 104 [details]
original description (of Alepisaurus richardsonii Bleeker, 1855) Bleeker, P. (1855). Over eenige visschen van Van Diemensland. <em>Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (Amsterdam).</em> v. 2 (art. 7): 1-30 + 31, 1 pl. [details]
original description (of Alepidosaurus aesculapius Bean, 1883) Jordan, D. S. ; Gilbert, C. H. (1883). Synopsis of the fishes of North America. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> No. 16: i-liv + 1-1018. [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) Hilburn, D. J. et al. (1990). Hymenoptera of Bermuda. Florida Entomologist, 73(1): 161-176 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [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]
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 King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [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 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
[request] additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. <i>J. Fish Biol. 41(Suppl. A)</i>: 1-37 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 104 [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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Diet Fishes, cephalopods, tunicates and crustaceans [details]Distribution Greenland southward to the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico; Georges and LaHave Banks [details]
Habitat Epi- and mesopelagic, from near the surface to below 1,000 m, sometimes approaching inshore waters. [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Predators Opah, sharks, albacore, yellowfin tuna and fur seals.Cannibalistic. [details]
Reproduction External fertilization; oviparous; planktonic larvae [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | longnose lancetfishLong snouted lancetfishlancetfish | [details] |
| French | cavalo féroce | [details] |
| Japanese | ミズウオ | [details] |
| Russian | Алепизавр лютый (длиннорылый, большеголовый) | [details] |
| Spanish | lanzón picudo | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (30 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Plagyodus borealis (Gill, 1862))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (105 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Alepidosaurus aesculapius Bean, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Alepidosaurus borealis Gill, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Alepisaurus borealis Gill, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Alepisaurus altivelis Poey, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Alepisaurus azureus Valenciennes, 1850)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Alepidosaurus serra Gill, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Alepisaurus richardsonii Bleeker, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Plagyodus aesculapius (Bean, 1883))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase (from synonym Alepisaurus altivelis Poey, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Alepisaurus borealis Gill, 1862)
To FishBase (from synonym Alepisaurus azureus Valenciennes, 1850)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Plagyodus borealis (Gill, 1862))
To FishBase (from synonym Plagyodus aesculapius (Bean, 1883))
To FishBase (from synonym Alepidosaurus borealis Gill, 1862)
To FishBase (from synonym Alepidosaurus aesculapius Bean, 1883)
To FishBase (from synonym Alepisaurus richardsonii Bleeker, 1855)
To FishBase (from synonym Alepidosaurus poeyi Gill, 1863)
To FishBase (from synonym Alepidosaurus serra Gill, 1862)
To FishBase images (Alepisaurus ferox, by Chow, S.)
To GenBank (66 nucleotides; 90 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Alepisaurus aesculapius P00190 illustration) (from synonym Alepidosaurus aesculapius Bean, 1883)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Alepisaurus ferox RAD115114-003)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Plagyodus borealis (Gill, 1862))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (105 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Alepidosaurus aesculapius Bean, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Alepidosaurus borealis Gill, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Alepisaurus borealis Gill, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Alepisaurus altivelis Poey, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Alepisaurus azureus Valenciennes, 1850)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Alepidosaurus serra Gill, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Alepisaurus richardsonii Bleeker, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Plagyodus aesculapius (Bean, 1883))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase (from synonym Alepisaurus altivelis Poey, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Alepisaurus borealis Gill, 1862)
To FishBase (from synonym Alepisaurus azureus Valenciennes, 1850)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Plagyodus borealis (Gill, 1862))
To FishBase (from synonym Plagyodus aesculapius (Bean, 1883))
To FishBase (from synonym Alepidosaurus borealis Gill, 1862)
To FishBase (from synonym Alepidosaurus aesculapius Bean, 1883)
To FishBase (from synonym Alepisaurus richardsonii Bleeker, 1855)
To FishBase (from synonym Alepidosaurus poeyi Gill, 1863)
To FishBase (from synonym Alepidosaurus serra Gill, 1862)
To FishBase images (Alepisaurus ferox, by Chow, S.)
To GenBank (66 nucleotides; 90 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Alepisaurus aesculapius P00190 illustration) (from synonym Alepidosaurus aesculapius Bean, 1883)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Alepisaurus ferox RAD115114-003)
To PESI
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
From other sources
