Deep-Sea taxon details
Sigmops elongatus (Günther, 1878)
221512 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:221512)
accepted
Species
Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878 · unaccepted (basionym)
Gonostoma rhodadenia (Gilbert, 1905) · unaccepted
Sigmops elongatum (Günther, 1878) · unaccepted
Sigmops stigmaticus Gill, 1883 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878) Günther, A. (1878). Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of H. M. S. `Challenger. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5).</em> 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28): 17-28, 179-187, 248-251., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937808682376 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Sigmops elongatus (Günther, 1878). 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=221512 on 2026-05-26
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Sigmops elongatus (Günther, 1878). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=221512 on 2026-05-26
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(of Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878) Günther, A. (1878). Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of H. M. S. `Challenger. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5).</em> 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28): 17-28, 179-187, 248-251., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937808682376 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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]
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]
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]
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
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | longtooth anglemouthelongated bristlemouth fishElongate fangjaw | [details] |
| Japanese | オオヨコエソ | [details] |
| Russian | Крупнозубая гоностома | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (21 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (64 barcodes) (from synonym Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Sigmops stigmaticus Gill, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications) (from synonym Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Gonostoma rhodadenia (Gilbert, 1905))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Sigmops elongatum (Günther, 1878))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gonostoma elongatum) (from synonym Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878)
To FishBase (from synonym Sigmops elongatum (Günther, 1878))
To FishBase (from synonym Gonostoma rhodadenia (Gilbert, 1905))
To FishBase (from synonym Sigmops stigmaticus Gill, 1883)
To GenBank (117 nucleotides; 103 proteins) (from synonym Sigmops elongatum (Günther, 1878))
To GenBank (117 nucleotides; 103 proteins) (from synonym Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878)
To GenBank (117 nucleotides; 103 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gonostoma elongatum RAD113480-001) (from synonym Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gonostoma elongatum USNM 405057 photograph lateral view) (from synonym Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sigmops stigmaticus P15860 illustration) (from synonym Sigmops stigmaticus Gill, 1883)
To PESI (from synonym Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (64 barcodes) (from synonym Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Sigmops stigmaticus Gill, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications) (from synonym Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Gonostoma rhodadenia (Gilbert, 1905))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Sigmops elongatum (Günther, 1878))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gonostoma elongatum) (from synonym Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878)
To FishBase (from synonym Sigmops elongatum (Günther, 1878))
To FishBase (from synonym Gonostoma rhodadenia (Gilbert, 1905))
To FishBase (from synonym Sigmops stigmaticus Gill, 1883)
To GenBank (117 nucleotides; 103 proteins) (from synonym Sigmops elongatum (Günther, 1878))
To GenBank (117 nucleotides; 103 proteins) (from synonym Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878)
To GenBank (117 nucleotides; 103 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gonostoma elongatum RAD113480-001) (from synonym Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gonostoma elongatum USNM 405057 photograph lateral view) (from synonym Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sigmops stigmaticus P15860 illustration) (from synonym Sigmops stigmaticus Gill, 1883)
To PESI (from synonym Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878)
To PESI
To ITIS
