MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Melanostigma Günther, 1881

ERMS taxon details

Melanostigma Günther, 1881

AphiaID

126106 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126106)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Gymnelinae Gill, 1863

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Species Melanostigma atlanticum Koefoed, 1952

Environment

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

Original description

Günther, A. (1881). III. Reptiles, batrachians, and fishes. In Günther, A. (ed.): Account of the zoological collections made during the survey of H. M. S. `Alert' in the Straits of Magellan and on the coast of Patagonia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. v. 49, 1881 (pt 1) (art. 1) (for 4 Jan. 1881): 2-141, Pls. 1-11. [Fishes on p. 19-22, Pls. 1-2]. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Melanostigma Günther, 1881. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org//www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126106 on 2025-05-31

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Melanostigma Günther, 1881. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org//www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126106 on 2025-05-31

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2006-09-25 06:54:45Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2013-01-04 15:09:25Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2013-03-12 07:07:31Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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original description Günther, A. (1881). III. Reptiles, batrachians, and fishes. In Günther, A. (ed.): Account of the zoological collections made during the survey of H. M. S. `Alert' in the Straits of Magellan and on the coast of Patagonia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. v. 49, 1881 (pt 1) (art. 1) (for 4 Jan. 1881): 2-141, Pls. 1-11. [Fishes on p. 19-22, Pls. 1-2]. [details]

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]

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]

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 RoR) [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]