WoRMS taxon details
Opsanus tau (Linnaeus, 1766)
158782 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158782)
accepted
Species
Gadus tau Linnaeus, 1766 · unaccepted (synonym)
Opsanus cerapalus Rafinesque, 1818 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Gadus tau 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. <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 Florida to Cape Cod, straying northward to Maine.
Distribution Florida to Cape Cod, straying northward to Maine. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Opsanus tau (Linnaeus, 1766). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158782 on 2024-04-19
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original description
(of Gadus tau 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. <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]
original description (of Opsanus cerapalus Rafinesque, 1818) Rafinesque, C. S. (1818). Descriptions of two new genera of North American fishes, Opsanus and Notropis. <em>American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review.</em> v. 2 (3) (Jan. 1818): 203-204.
page(s): 204 [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]
basis of record Collette, B. B., ; Klein-MacPhee, G. (2002). Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> 1-748. [details]
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]
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]
original description (of Opsanus cerapalus Rafinesque, 1818) Rafinesque, C. S. (1818). Descriptions of two new genera of North American fishes, Opsanus and Notropis. <em>American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review.</em> v. 2 (3) (Jan. 1818): 203-204.
page(s): 204 [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]
basis of record Collette, B. B., ; Klein-MacPhee, G. (2002). Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> 1-748. [details]
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]
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 Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Distribution Florida to Cape Cod, straying northward to Maine. [details]Habitat benthic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | oyster toadfish | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Opsanus cerapalus Rafinesque, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (198 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications) (from synonym Gadus tau Linnaeus, 1766)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gadus tau Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase (from synonym Opsanus cerapalus Rafinesque, 1818)
To FishBase images (Opsanus tau, USA, by IGFA)
To GenBank (54 nucleotides; 48 proteins)
To GenBank (54 nucleotides; 48 proteins) (from synonym Gadus tau Linnaeus, 1766)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Opsanus cerapalus Rafinesque, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (198 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications) (from synonym Gadus tau Linnaeus, 1766)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gadus tau Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase (from synonym Opsanus cerapalus Rafinesque, 1818)
To FishBase images (Opsanus tau, USA, by IGFA)
To GenBank (54 nucleotides; 48 proteins)
To GenBank (54 nucleotides; 48 proteins) (from synonym Gadus tau Linnaeus, 1766)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
