World Register of Deep-Sea species - Argyropelecus Cocco, 1829

Deep-Sea taxon details

Argyropelecus Cocco, 1829

AphiaID

126196 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126196)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Sternoptychinae Duméril, 1805

Direct children (13)

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Species Argyropelecus aculeatus Valenciennes, 1850
Species Argyropelecus affinis Garman, 1899
Species Argyropelecus gigas Norman, 1930
Species Argyropelecus hemigymnus Cocco, 1829
Species Argyropelecus lychnus Garman, 1899
Species Argyropelecus olfersii (Cuvier, 1829)
Species Argyropelecus sladeni Regan, 1908
Species Argyropelecus amabilis (Ogilby, 1888) accepted as Argyropelecus aculeatus Valenciennes, 1850
Species Argyropelecus antrorsospinus Schultz, 1937 accepted as Argyropelecus aculeatus Valenciennes, 1850
Species Argyropelecus heathi Gilbert, 1905 accepted as Argyropelecus hemigymnus Cocco, 1829
Species Argyropelecus intermedius Clarke, 1878 accepted as Argyropelecus hemigymnus Cocco, 1829
Species Argyropelecus olfersi (Cuvier, 1829) accepted as Argyropelecus olfersii (Cuvier, 1829) (misspelling)
Species Argyropelecus pacificus Schultz, 1961 accepted as Argyropelecus affinis Garman, 1899

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Cocco, A. (1829). Su di alcuni nuovi pesci de' mari di Messina. Giornale di Scienze Lettere e Arti per La Sicilia. Anno 7, v. 26 (no. 77): 138-147. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Argyropelecus Cocco, 1829. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126196 on 2026-08-17

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Argyropelecus Cocco, 1829. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126196 on 2026-08-17

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2006-09-05 13:59:36Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2013-01-04 15:09:25Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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original description Cocco, A. (1829). Su di alcuni nuovi pesci de' mari di Messina. Giornale di Scienze Lettere e Arti per La Sicilia. Anno 7, v. 26 (no. 77): 138-147. [details]

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. 2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao. 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, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [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]