WoRMS name details

Ariomma melanum (Ginsburg, 1954)

159593  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159593)

 unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Distribution Western Atlantic: 43°N and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to Panama, extending to the northern coast of South America   
Distribution Western Atlantic: 43°N and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to Panama, extending to the northern coast of South America  [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Ariomma melanum (Ginsburg, 1954). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159593 on 2024-04-18
Date
action
by
2005-05-30 09:27:08Z
created
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z
changed
2021-08-11 12:42:45Z
changed

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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]   

additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002.  [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]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Diet Feeds mainly on small crustaceans  [details]

Distribution Western Atlantic: 43°N and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to Panama, extending to the northern coast of South America  [details]

Habitat benthic [details]

Habitat Inhabits deep waters, usually on soft bottoms. [details]

Importance Social- Minor commercial fishery [details]
LanguageName 
English brown driftfish  [details]
Spanish pastorcillo café  [details]