Deep-Sea taxon details
Porogadus Goode & Bean, 1885
Dermatorus Alcock, 1890 · unaccepted
- Species Porogadus abyssalis Nybelin, 1957
- Species Porogadus catena (Goode & Bean, 1885)
- Species Porogadus gracilis (Günther, 1878)
- Species Porogadus guentheri Jordan & Fowler, 1902
- Species Porogadus melanocephalus (Alcock, 1891)
- Species Porogadus miles Goode & Bean, 1885
- Species Porogadus promelas Gilbert, 1892
- Species Porogadus trichiurus (Alcock, 1890)
- Species Porogadus melampeplus (Alcock, 1896) accepted as Tenuicephalus melampeplus (Alcock, 1896) accepted as Tenuicephalichthys melampeplus (Alcock, 1896)
- Species Porogadus rostratus Günther, 1887 accepted as Alcockia rostrata (Günther, 1887)
- Species Porogadus silus Carter & Sulak, 1984 accepted as Tenuicephalus silus (Carter & Sulak, 1984) accepted as Tenuicephalichthys silus (Carter & Sulak, 1984)
- Species Porogadus subarmatus Vaillant, 1888 accepted as Porogadus catena (Goode & Bean, 1885)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Goode, G. B. ; Bean, T. H. (1885). Descriptions of new fishes obtained by the United States Fish Commission mainly from deep water off the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 8 (no. 543): 589-605., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.8-543.589 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Porogadus Goode & Bean, 1885. 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=158774 on 2026-03-01
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Porogadus Goode & Bean, 1885. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158774 on 2026-03-01
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Goode, G. B. ; Bean, T. H. (1885). Descriptions of new fishes obtained by the United States Fish Commission mainly from deep water off the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 8 (no. 543): 589-605., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.8-543.589 [details]
original description (of Dermatorus Alcock, 1890) Alcock, A. W. (1890). Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,' Commander R. F. Hoskyn, R. N., commanding. -- No. 18. On the bathybial fishes of the Arabian Sea, obtained during the season 1889-1890. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6).</em> 6 (34): 295-311., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939008694038 [details]
taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
basis of record 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 Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
original description (of Dermatorus Alcock, 1890) Alcock, A. W. (1890). Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,' Commander R. F. Hoskyn, R. N., commanding. -- No. 18. On the bathybial fishes of the Arabian Sea, obtained during the season 1889-1890. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6).</em> 6 (34): 295-311., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939008694038 [details]
taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
basis of record 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 Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
