WoRMS taxon details
Kathetostoma albigutta Bean, 1892
159255 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159255)
accepted
Species
Cathetostoma albigutta Bean, 1892 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Kathetostoma albiguttata Bean, 1892 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Kathetostoma albiguttum Bean, 1892 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Kathetostoma albigutta cubana Barbour, 1941 accepted as Kathetostoma cubanum Barbour, 1941
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Bean, T. H. (1892). Description of a new species of star-gazer (Cathetostoma albigutta), from the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 15 (896): 121-122., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.15-896.121 [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: North Carolina to Florida Keys in USA and throughout the Gulf of Mexico
Distribution Western Atlantic: North Carolina to Florida Keys in USA and throughout the Gulf of Mexico [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Kathetostoma albigutta Bean, 1892. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159255 on 2026-02-21
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Nomenclature
original description
Bean, T. H. (1892). Description of a new species of star-gazer (Cathetostoma albigutta), from the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 15 (896): 121-122., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.15-896.121 [details]
basis of record Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [details]
basis of record Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [details]
Ecology
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] 
Other
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 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 Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Western Atlantic: North Carolina to Florida Keys in USA and throughout the Gulf of Mexico [details]Habitat benthic [details]
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Kathetostoma albiguttata Bean, 1892)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Cathetostoma albigutta Bean, 1892)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Kathetostoma albigutta)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cathetostoma albigutta Bean, 1892)
To FishBase (from synonym Kathetostoma albiguttata Bean, 1892)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 18 proteins) (from synonym Cathetostoma albigutta Bean, 1892)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Kathetostoma albigutta P09468 illustration) (from synonym Cathetostoma albigutta Bean, 1892)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Kathetostoma albigutta P14459 illustration) (from synonym Cathetostoma albigutta Bean, 1892)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Kathetostoma albiguttata Bean, 1892)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Cathetostoma albigutta Bean, 1892)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Kathetostoma albigutta)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cathetostoma albigutta Bean, 1892)
To FishBase (from synonym Kathetostoma albiguttata Bean, 1892)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 18 proteins) (from synonym Cathetostoma albigutta Bean, 1892)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Kathetostoma albigutta P09468 illustration) (from synonym Cathetostoma albigutta Bean, 1892)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Kathetostoma albigutta P14459 illustration) (from synonym Cathetostoma albigutta Bean, 1892)
To ITIS
