Deep-Sea taxon details
Zenion hololepis (Goode & Bean, 1896)
127421 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127421)
accepted
Species
Cyttula macropus Weber, 1913 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cyttus hololepis Goode & Bean, 1896 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Zenion longipinnis Kotthaus, 1970 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cyttus hololepis Goode & Bean, 1896) Goode, G.B.; Bean, T.H. (1896). Oceanic Ichthyology, a treatise on the deep-sea and pelagic fishes of the world, based chiefly upon the collections made by the steamers Blake, Albatross, and Fish Hawk in the northwestern Atlantic, with an atlas containing 417 figures. <em>Spec. Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus.</em> Text: 2: i-xxxv + 1-26 + 1-553. Atlas: i-xxiii, 1-26. Pls. 123., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.48521 [details] 
Distribution Western Atlantic: 41.8°N to Antilles and Venezuela
Distribution Western Atlantic: 41.8°N to Antilles and Venezuela [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Zenion hololepis (Goode & Bean, 1896). 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=127421 on 2026-10-11
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Zenion hololepis (Goode & Bean, 1896). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127421 on 2026-10-11
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(of Cyttus hololepis Goode & Bean, 1896) Goode, G.B.; Bean, T.H. (1896). Oceanic Ichthyology, a treatise on the deep-sea and pelagic fishes of the world, based chiefly upon the collections made by the steamers Blake, Albatross, and Fish Hawk in the northwestern Atlantic, with an atlas containing 417 figures. <em>Spec. Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus.</em> Text: 2: i-xxxv + 1-26 + 1-553. Atlas: i-xxiii, 1-26. Pls. 123., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.48521 [details]
original description (of Zenion longipinnis Kotthaus, 1970) Kotthaus, A. (1970). Fische des Indischen Ozeans. Ergebnisse der ichthyologischen Untersuchungen während der Expedition des Forschungsschiffes 'Meteor' in den Indischen Ozean, Oktober 1964 bis Mai 1965. A. Systematischer Teil, VI Anacanthini (2), Berycomorphi, Zeomorphi. <em>Meteor Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D, Biologie.</em> No. 5: 53-70. [details]
original description (of Cyttula macropus Weber, 1913) Weber, M. (1913). Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition. <em>E. J. Brill, Leiden.</em> i-xii + 1-710, Pls. 1-12. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Beebe, W. (1933). Preliminary account of deep sea dives in the bathysphere with especial reference to one of 2200 feet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 19(1): 178-188, available online at https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.19.1.178 [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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 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 Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [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
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]
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]
original description (of Zenion longipinnis Kotthaus, 1970) Kotthaus, A. (1970). Fische des Indischen Ozeans. Ergebnisse der ichthyologischen Untersuchungen während der Expedition des Forschungsschiffes 'Meteor' in den Indischen Ozean, Oktober 1964 bis Mai 1965. A. Systematischer Teil, VI Anacanthini (2), Berycomorphi, Zeomorphi. <em>Meteor Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D, Biologie.</em> No. 5: 53-70. [details]
original description (of Cyttula macropus Weber, 1913) Weber, M. (1913). Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition. <em>E. J. Brill, Leiden.</em> i-xii + 1-710, Pls. 1-12. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Beebe, W. (1933). Preliminary account of deep sea dives in the bathysphere with especial reference to one of 2200 feet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 19(1): 178-188, available online at https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.19.1.178 [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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 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 Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [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
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]
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
Distribution Western Atlantic: 41.8°N to Antilles and Venezuela [details]Habitat benthic [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat Found over mud or sand-mud bottom. [details]
To Barcode of Life (15 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cyttula macropus Weber, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Cyttus hololepis Goode & Bean, 1896)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Zenion hololepis)
To FishBase (from synonym Zenion longipinnis Kotthaus, 1970)
To FishBase (from synonym Cyttus hololepis Goode & Bean, 1896)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cyttula macropus Weber, 1913)
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 18 proteins) (from synonym Cyttus hololepis Goode & Bean, 1896)
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cyttus hololepis P03985 illustration) (from synonym Cyttus hololepis Goode & Bean, 1896)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cyttus hololepis P03986 illustration) (from synonym Cyttus hololepis Goode & Bean, 1896)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cyttula macropus Weber, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Cyttus hololepis Goode & Bean, 1896)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Zenion hololepis)
To FishBase (from synonym Zenion longipinnis Kotthaus, 1970)
To FishBase (from synonym Cyttus hololepis Goode & Bean, 1896)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cyttula macropus Weber, 1913)
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 18 proteins) (from synonym Cyttus hololepis Goode & Bean, 1896)
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cyttus hololepis P03985 illustration) (from synonym Cyttus hololepis Goode & Bean, 1896)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cyttus hololepis P03986 illustration) (from synonym Cyttus hololepis Goode & Bean, 1896)
To PESI
To ITIS
