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Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)

126533  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126533)

accepted
Species
Cheironectes laevigatus Cuvier, 1817 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Cheironectes pictus · unaccepted (misspelling)
Chironectes sontagii Müller, 1864 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Historio gibbus (Mitchill, 1815) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Histrio gibbus (Mitchill, 1815) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Lophius gibba Mitchill, 1815 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Lophius tumida Osbeck, 1765 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Lophius tumidus Osbeck, 1765 · unaccepted (synonym)
Peterophryne gibbo (Mitchill, 1815) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Pterophryne historio (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Lophius histrio Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Description Clings to floating @Sargassum@, commonly blown into shore and bay waters during storms (Ref. 7251). A voracious predator...  
Description Clings to floating @Sargassum@, commonly blown into shore and bay waters during storms (Ref. 7251). A voracious predator (Ref. 5521). [details]

Distribution Western Atlantic: Scotian Shelf, Gulf of Maine, and Gulf Stream to the mouth of the Rio de la Plata, Uruguay  
Distribution Western Atlantic: Scotian Shelf, Gulf of Maine, and Gulf Stream to the mouth of the Rio de la Plata, Uruguay [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126533 on 2024-11-22
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2008-01-15 17:27:08Z
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original description (of Antennarius nitidus Bennett, 1827) Bennett, E. T. (1827). Observations on the fishes contained in the collection of the Zoological Society. <em>Zoological Journal, London.</em> v. 3 (no. 11, art. 37): 371-378, Pl. 9. [details] 

original description (of Antennarius lioderma Bleeker, 1864) Bleeker, P. (1864). Description de quelques espèces inédites de poissons de l'Archipel des Moluques. <em>Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde.</em> v. 2: 177-181.
page(s): 178 [details] 

original description (of Lophius calico Mitchill, 1818) Mitchill, S.L. (1818). Memoir on ichthyology. The fishes of New York... In a supplement to the Memoir. <em>Am. Monthly Mag. Crit. Rev.</em> 2: 241-248, 321-328.
page(s): 326 [details] 

original description (of Lophius gibbus Mitchill, 1815) Mitchill, S. L. (1815). The fishes of New-York, described and arranged. <em>Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York.</em> v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814): 355-492, Pls. 1-6.
page(s): no page number, Pl. 4 (fig. 9) [details] 

original description (of Lophius histrio Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Lophius laevis Latreille, 1804) Latreille, P. A. (1804). Tableau méthodique des Poissons. <em>In: Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle. [1re éd.] v. 24. Caractères et tables. Imprimérie de Crapelet, Paris. [24 vols., 1803-1804.].</em> Pp. 71-105.
page(s): 73 [details] 

original description (of Lophius raninus Tilesius, 1809) Tilesius, W.G. von. (1809). Description de quelques poissons observés pendant son voyage autour du monde. <em>Mémoires de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou.</em> v. 2 (art. 20): 212-249, Pls. 13-17.
page(s): 245, Pls. 16-17 [details] 

original description (of Lophius tumida Osbeck, 1765) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Chironectes arcticus Düben & Koren, 1846) Düben, M. W. von; Koren, J. (1846). Ichthyologiska Bidrage. <em>Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar for 1844.</em> 27-120, Pls. 2-3. [Abstract in Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens förhandlingar v. 2 (no. 1) 1845: 9-12]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47392144
page(s): 72, Pl. 3 (figs. 4-5) [details] 

original description (of Lophius cocinsinensis Shaw, 1812) Shaw, G.; Nodder, F. P. (1789-1813). The Naturalist's Miscellany, or coloured figures of natural objects; drawn and described from nature. <em>London.</em> 23 vols. unnumbered pages.
page(s): no page number, Pl. 1012 [details] 

original description (of Chironectes laevigatus Cuvier, 1817) Cuvier, G. (1817). Sur le genre Chironectes Cuv. (Antennarius Commers). <em>Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> v. 3: 418-435, Pls. 16-18.
page(s): 423, Pl. 16 (fig. 1) [details] 

original description (of Chironectes nesogallicus Valenciennes, 1837) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1837). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome douzième. Suite du livre quatorzième. Gobioïdes. Livre quinzième. Acanthoptérygiens à pectorales pédiculées. v. 12, pp i-xxiv + 1-507 + 1 p., Pls. 344-368., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4445812 [details] 

original description (of Chironectes pictus Valenciennes, 1837) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1837). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome douzième. Suite du livre quatorzième. Gobioïdes. Livre quinzième. Acanthoptérygiens à pectorales pédiculées. v. 12, pp i-xxiv + 1-507 + 1 p., Pls. 344-368., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4445812 [details] 

original description (of Chironectes variegatus Rafinesque, 1814) Rafinesque, C.S. (1814). Précis des découvertes et travaux somiologiques de Mr. C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz entre 1800 et 1814; ou choix raisonné de ses principales découvertes en zoologie et en botanique, pour servir d'introduction à ses ouvrages futurs. Summary of the discoveries and somiological works of Mr. C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz between 1800 and 1814; or reasoned selection of his principal discoveries in zoology and botany, to serve as an introduction to his future works. <em>Palerme.</em> :1-55., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/27701
page(s): 19 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Lophius tumidus Osbeck, 1765) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Chironectes sonntagii Müller, 1864) Müller, J. W. von. (1864-1865). Reisen in den Vereinigten Staaten, Canada und Mexico. 3 vols. F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1864-65. [Volume 1 (1864), i-xiv + 1-394; v. 2 (1864), i-ix + 1-482; v. 3 (1865), i-xii + 1-643. Author also known as J. Müller.]. [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] 

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 Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details] 

additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [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  PDF available [request]

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., 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] OpenAccess publication
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Description Clings to floating @Sargassum@, commonly blown into shore and bay waters during storms (Ref. 7251). A voracious predator (Ref. 5521). [details]

Diet A solitary and voracious predator  [details]

Distribution Western Atlantic: Scotian Shelf, Gulf of Maine, and Gulf Stream to the mouth of the Rio de la Plata, Uruguay [details]

Habitat nektonic [details]

Habitat Occasionally found in Canadian Atlantic waters. Found to depths of 11 m, often near surface with floating objects like Sargassum. [details]

Importance Social- Commercial, subsistence fisheries, aquarium fish [details]

Reproduction External fertilization.Female produces a raft of eggs, which are inseminated by the male  [details]
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LanguageName 
English Sargassumfish  [details]
Japanese ハナオコゼ  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål sargassoulke  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk sargassoulke  [details]
Spanish pez sargazo  [details]
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