Deep-Sea taxon details
Benthodesmus simonyi (Steindachner, 1891)
127087 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127087)
accepted
Species
Benthodesmus atlanticus Goode & Bean, 1896 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Steindachner, F. (1891). Über einige neue und seltene Fische von dem canarischen Archipel, aus den Flüssen Südamerika's und von Madagascar unter dem Titel: `Ichthyologische Beiträge' (XV). <em>Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 28 (18): 171-174. [details]
Distribution North Atlantic: off Newfoundland (Canada), Bermuda, New England (USA), Middle Atlantic Ridges, Iceland, Norway, Portugal,...
Distribution North Atlantic: off Newfoundland (Canada), Bermuda, New England (USA), Middle Atlantic Ridges, Iceland, Norway, Portugal, Madeira, and Canary Is [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Benthodesmus simonyi (Steindachner, 1891). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127087 on 2025-11-07
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Benthodesmus simonyi (Steindachner, 1891). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127087 on 2025-11-07
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(of ) Steindachner, F. (1891). Über einige neue und seltene Fische von dem canarischen Archipel, aus den Flüssen Südamerika's und von Madagascar unter dem Titel: `Ichthyologische Beiträge' (XV). <em>Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 28 (18): 171-174. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Moore, J. A.; Vecchione, M.; Collette, B.B.; Gibbons; R. (2002). The fauna of Bear Seamount (New England Seamount chain), and the presence of "natural invader" species. <em>ICES Annual Science Conference and ICES Centenary.</em> [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., 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]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Moore, J. A.; Vecchione, M.; Collette, B.B.; Gibbons; R. (2002). The fauna of Bear Seamount (New England Seamount chain), and the presence of "natural invader" species. <em>ICES Annual Science Conference and ICES Centenary.</em> [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., 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 Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on crustaceans (mainly prawns and euphausiids), small fishes (e.g. Maurolicus) and squid [details]Distribution North Atlantic: off Newfoundland (Canada), Bermuda, New England (USA), Middle Atlantic Ridges, Iceland, Norway, Portugal, Madeira, and Canary Is [details]
Habitat depth range 200 - 900 m [details]
Habitat bathydemersal [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Simony's frostfishNorth Atlantic frostfishfrostfish | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | reimfisk | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | reimfisk | [details] |
| Spanish | cintilla del Atlántico | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (15 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Benthodesmus atlanticus Goode & Bean, 1896)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Benthodesmus simonyi)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Benthodesmus atlanticus Goode & Bean, 1896)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 25 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Benthodesmus elongatus P01744 illustration) (from synonym Benthodesmus atlanticus Goode & Bean, 1896)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Benthodesmus simonyi RAD111170-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gempylidae and Trichiuridae RAD111167 thru RAD111170 B)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Benthodesmus atlanticus Goode & Bean, 1896)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Benthodesmus simonyi)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Benthodesmus atlanticus Goode & Bean, 1896)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 25 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Benthodesmus elongatus P01744 illustration) (from synonym Benthodesmus atlanticus Goode & Bean, 1896)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Benthodesmus simonyi RAD111170-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gempylidae and Trichiuridae RAD111167 thru RAD111170 B)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
