WoRMS name details

Thysanophrys otaitensis (Cuvier, 1829)

218154  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218154)

 unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cottus otaitensis Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1829). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome quatrième. Livre quatrième. <em>Des acanthoptérygiens à joue cuirassée.</em> 4: i-xxvi + 2 pp. + 1-518, Pls. 72-99, 97 bis.
page(s): 242 [details]   
Description Commonly taken over sand around coral reefs (Ref. 9790). The species buries itself in the sand for camouflage. Feeds on...  
Description Commonly taken over sand around coral reefs (Ref. 9790). The species buries itself in the sand for camouflage. Feeds on crabs and prawns, also on fishes. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Thysanophrys otaitensis (Cuvier, 1829). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218154 on 2024-04-19
Date
action
by
1997-02-24 18:26:33Z
created
2008-02-28 13:41:07Z
changed

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original description  (of Cottus otaitensis Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1829). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome quatrième. Livre quatrième. <em>Des acanthoptérygiens à joue cuirassée.</em> 4: i-xxvi + 2 pp. + 1-518, Pls. 72-99, 97 bis.
page(s): 242 [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]   

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  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Description Commonly taken over sand around coral reefs (Ref. 9790). The species buries itself in the sand for camouflage. Feeds on crabs and prawns, also on fishes. [details]

Remark In Cuvier & Valenciennes. Author Eschmeyer, pers. comm. [details]
LanguageName 
English fringelip flathead  [details]
Japanese フサクチゴチ  [details]