Deep-Sea taxon details
Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)
158884 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158884)
accepted
Species
Saurus myops (Forster, 1801) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=471
page(s): 421 [details]
page(s): 421 [details]
Description Inhabits deeper waters on the outer slopes of the reef. Found over sandy areas of coastal waters, from the littoral zone...
Distribution Grand Bank to Florida, Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico, Antilles, and Caribbean south to Brazil
Description Inhabits deeper waters on the outer slopes of the reef. Found over sandy areas of coastal waters, from the littoral zone down to a depth of about 100 m. Feeds on fishes (Ref. 5213). Rests on or burrows into substrate, leaving eyes exposed (Ref. 4472). [details]
Distribution Grand Bank to Florida, Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico, Antilles, and Caribbean south to Brazil
Distribution Grand Bank to Florida, Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico, Antilles, and Caribbean south to Brazil [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801). 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=158884 on 2026-06-10
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158884 on 2026-06-10
original description
(of ) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=471
page(s): 421 [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 (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [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]
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 King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
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]
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
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]
page(s): 421 [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 (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [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]
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 King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
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]
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
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
Description Inhabits deeper waters on the outer slopes of the reef. Found over sandy areas of coastal waters, from the littoral zone down to a depth of about 100 m. Feeds on fishes (Ref. 5213). Rests on or burrows into substrate, leaving eyes exposed (Ref. 4472). [details]Diet Feed on fishes and small crustaceans [details]
Distribution Grand Bank to Florida, Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico, Antilles, and Caribbean south to Brazil [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Habitat Found over sandy bottoms of deep outer reef slopes. Reported to be common in estuaries. Rest on or more often burrow into substrate, leaving eyes exposed. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | snakefishbluntnose lizardfish | [details] |
| French | poisson-lézard paille | [details] |
| Japanese | オキエソ | [details] |
| Spanish | chile chato | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (155 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (65 publications) (from synonym Saurus myops (Forster, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (79 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Trachinocephalus myops)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Saurus myops (Forster, 1801))
To GenBank (146 nucleotides; 156 proteins) (from synonym Saurus myops (Forster, 1801))
To GenBank (146 nucleotides; 156 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Trachinocephalus myops RAD104719-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Trachinocephalus myops RAD104719-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (65 publications) (from synonym Saurus myops (Forster, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (79 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Trachinocephalus myops)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Saurus myops (Forster, 1801))
To GenBank (146 nucleotides; 156 proteins) (from synonym Saurus myops (Forster, 1801))
To GenBank (146 nucleotides; 156 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Trachinocephalus myops RAD104719-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Trachinocephalus myops RAD104719-001)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
