Deep-Sea taxon details
Argyropelecus olfersii (Cuvier, 1829)
274967 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:274967)
accepted
Species
Argyropelecus olfersi (Cuvier, 1829) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 316, Pl. 13 (fig. 2) [details]
page(s): 316, Pl. 13 (fig. 2) [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Argyropelecus olfersii (Cuvier, 1829). 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=274967 on 2026-06-23
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Argyropelecus olfersii (Cuvier, 1829). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=274967 on 2026-06-23
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(of ) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 316, Pl. 13 (fig. 2) [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 (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [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]
page(s): 316, Pl. 13 (fig. 2) [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 (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [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
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | olfers sølvøkse [from synonym] | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | stor perlemorfisk | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | stor perlemorfisk | [details] |
| Swedish | pärlemorfisk | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications) (from synonym Argyropelecus olfersi (Cuvier, 1829))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Argyropelecus olfersii)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Argyropelecus olfersi (Cuvier, 1829))
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 19 proteins) (from synonym Argyropelecus olfersi (Cuvier, 1829))
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 19 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Argyropelecus olfersii USNM 405047 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Argyropelecus olfersii USNM 405048 photograph lateral view)
To PESI (from synonym Argyropelecus olfersi (Cuvier, 1829))
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications) (from synonym Argyropelecus olfersi (Cuvier, 1829))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Argyropelecus olfersii)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Argyropelecus olfersi (Cuvier, 1829))
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 19 proteins) (from synonym Argyropelecus olfersi (Cuvier, 1829))
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 19 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Argyropelecus olfersii USNM 405047 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Argyropelecus olfersii USNM 405048 photograph lateral view)
To PESI (from synonym Argyropelecus olfersi (Cuvier, 1829))
To PESI
To ITIS
