IRMNG - Gasteropelecus Scopoli, 1777

IRMNG taxon details

Gasteropelecus Scopoli, 1777

IRMNG_ID

1014477 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1014477)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Gasteropelecidae Bleeker, 1859

Synonymised names

Gasteropelecus Gronovius, 1763 · unaccepted

Gasteropelicus Fleming, 1822 · unaccepted

Gasteroplecus Rafinesque, 1815 · unaccepted

Gasteropleucus Duméril, 1805 · unaccepted

Gastropelecus Günther, 1864 · unaccepted

Gastropelecys Agassiz, 1846 · unaccepted

Pterodiscus Eigenmann, 1909 · unaccepted

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Species Gasteropelecus levis (Eigenmann, 1909)
Species Gasteropelecus maculatus Steindachner, 1879
Species Gasteropelecus sternicla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gasteropelecus argenteus Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Gasteropelecus sternicla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gasteropelecus coronatus Allen, 1942 accepted as Gasteropelecus sternicla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gasteropelecus crocodilus Risso, 1810 accepted as Lampanyctus crocodilus (Risso, 1810)
Species Gasteropelecus fasciatus Garman, 1890 accepted as Carnegiella strigata (Günther, 1864)
Species Gasteropelecus humboldti (Risso, 1810) accepted as Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque, 1810
Species Gasteropelecus microstoma Risso, 1810 accepted as Microstoma microstoma (Risso, 1810)
Species Gasteropelecus strigatus Günther, 1864 accepted as Carnegiella strigata (Günther, 1864)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Scopoli, I.A. (1777). Introductio ad historiam naturalem sistens genera lapidum, plantarum, et animalium hactenus detecta, caracteribus essentialibus donata, in tribus divisa, subinde ad leges naturae. Wolfgang Gerle, Pragae; 540 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/42076
page(s): 458 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Appeared without species. Frequently misspelled. Gastropelecys Agassiz 1846 is an unjustified emendation or replacement for...

Taxonomic remark Appeared without species. Frequently misspelled. Gastropelecys Agassiz 1846 is an unjustified emendation or replacement for Gasteropelecus Gronow 1763 (not available). (Eschmeyer). [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2025). Gasteropelecus Scopoli, 1777. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1014477 on 2026-07-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2016-11-22 11:10:04Z

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original description Scopoli, I.A. (1777). Introductio ad historiam naturalem sistens genera lapidum, plantarum, et animalium hactenus detecta, caracteribus essentialibus donata, in tribus divisa, subinde ad leges naturae. Wolfgang Gerle, Pragae; 540 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/42076
page(s): 458 [details]

basis of record SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [details]

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

verified source for family Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

current name source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

extant flag source SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [details]

habitat flag source FishBase [details]

original description (of Gasteropelecus Gronovius, 1763) Zooph., 1
page(s): 135 [details]

original description (of Gasteropleucus Duméril, 1805) Duméril, A.M.C. (1805). Zoologie analytique, ou méthode naturelle de classification des animaux. Allais, Paris. xxxii + 344 pp. [1806]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44011
page(s): 144, 336 [details]

original description (of Pterodiscus Eigenmann, 1909) Ann. Carnegie Mus., 6
page(s): 12 [details]

original description (of Gastropelecus Günther, 1864) Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., 5, 280
page(s): 342 [details]

original description (of Gasteroplecus Rafinesque, 1815) Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). Analyse de la nature, ou tableau de l'universe et des corps organisés. Palermo: Jean Barravecchia. 224 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/106607
page(s): 88 [details]

original description (of Gastropelecys Agassiz, 1846) Agassiz, L. (1846). Nomenclatoris zoologici index universalis. Jent & Gassman. viii + 393 pp. [1847]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33664307 [details]

original description (of Gasteropelicus Fleming, 1822) Phil. Zool., 2
page(s): 384 [details]

Unreviewed

Descriptive info From FishBase: Freshwater. FishBase flag: All Freshwater. [details]

Type species as cited Clupea sternicla Linnaeus 1758 [details]

To BioNames database (from synonym Pterodiscus Eigenmann, 1909)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Pterodiscus Eigenmann, 1909)
To WoRMS