MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Argyropelecus Cocco, 1829

WoRMS taxon details

Argyropelecus Cocco, 1829

AphiaID

126196 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126196)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Sternoptychinae Duméril, 1805

Synonymised names

Argyropelachus · unaccepted (misspelling)

Pleurothyris Lowe, 1843 · unaccepted

Sternoptychides Ogilby, 1888 · unaccepted

Direct children (21)

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Species Argyropelecus aculeatus Valenciennes, 1850
Species Argyropelecus affinis Garman, 1899
Species Argyropelecus gigas Norman, 1930
Species Argyropelecus hemigymnus Cocco, 1829
Species Argyropelecus lychnus Garman, 1899
Species Argyropelecus olfersii (Cuvier, 1829)
Species Argyropelecus sladeni Regan, 1908
Species Argyropelecus amabilis (Ogilby, 1888) accepted as Argyropelecus aculeatus Valenciennes, 1850
Species Argyropelecus antrorsospinus Schultz, 1937 accepted as Argyropelecus aculeatus Valenciennes, 1850
Species Argyropelecus caninus Garman, 1899 accepted as Argyropelecus aculeatus Valenciennes, 1850
Species Argyropelecus durvillei Valenciennes, 1850 accepted as Argyropelecus hemigymnus Cocco, 1829
Species Argyropelecus d'Urvillei Valenciennes, 1849 accepted as Argyropelecus hemigymnus Cocco, 1829 (misspelling)
Species Argyropelecus hawaiensis Schultz, 1961 accepted as Argyropelecus sladeni Regan, 1908
Species Argyropelecus heathi Gilbert, 1905 accepted as Argyropelecus hemigymnus Cocco, 1829
Species Argyropelecus hemigymmus Cocco, 1829 accepted as Argyropelecus hemigymnus Cocco, 1829 (misspelling)
Species Argyropelecus hemigymnos Cocco, 1829 accepted as Argyropelecus hemigymnus Cocco, 1829 (misspelling)
Species Argyropelecus intermedius Clarke, 1878 accepted as Argyropelecus hemigymnus Cocco, 1829
Species Argyropelecus lynchus Garman, 1899 accepted as Argyropelecus lychnus Garman, 1899 (misspelling)
Species Argyropelecus micracanthus Parr, 1937 accepted as Argyropelecus aculeatus Valenciennes, 1850
Species Argyropelecus olfersi (Cuvier, 1829) accepted as Argyropelecus olfersii (Cuvier, 1829) (misspelling)
Species Argyropelecus pacificus Schultz, 1961 accepted as Argyropelecus affinis Garman, 1899

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Cocco, A. (1829). Su di alcuni nuovi pesci de' mari di Messina. Giornale di Scienze Lettere e Arti per La Sicilia. Anno 7, v. 26 (no. 77): 138-147. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Argyropelecus Cocco, 1829. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126196 on 2025-04-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2006-09-05 13:59:36Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2013-01-04 15:09:25Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Cocco, A. (1829). Su di alcuni nuovi pesci de' mari di Messina. Giornale di Scienze Lettere e Arti per La Sicilia. Anno 7, v. 26 (no. 77): 138-147. [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, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Other

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. 2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao. 314 p. [details]

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone]. , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]