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Opsanus tau (Linnaeus, 1766)

To FishBase images (<i>Opsanus tau</i>, USA, by IGFA)
To FishBase images (Opsanus tau, USA, by IGFA)

158782  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158782)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Batrachoidiformes (Order)
  11. Batrachoididae (Family)
  12. Batrachoidinae (Subfamily)
  13. Opsanus (Genus)
  14. Opsanus tau (Species)
accepted
Species
Gadus tau Linnaeus, 1766 · unaccepted (synonym)
Opsanus cerapalus Rafinesque, 1818 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Gadus tau Linnaeus, 1766) 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. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 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
Distribution Florida to Cape Cod, straying northward to Maine.  
Distribution Florida to Cape Cod, straying northward to Maine. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Opsanus tau (Linnaeus, 1766). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158782 on 2025-01-15
Date
action
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2005-05-27 07:39:43Z
created
Cuvelier, Daphne
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas
2020-09-24 06:35:24Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

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original description (of Gadus tau Linnaeus, 1766) 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. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 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 Opsanus cerapalus Rafinesque, 1818) Rafinesque, C. S. (1818). Descriptions of two new genera of North American fishes, Opsanus and Notropis. <em>American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review.</em> v. 2 (3) (Jan. 1818): 203-204.
page(s): 204 [details] 

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

basis of record Collette, B. B., ; Klein-MacPhee, G. (2002). Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> 1-748. [details] 

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
Distribution Florida to Cape Cod, straying northward to Maine. [details]

Habitat benthic [details]
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English oyster toadfish  [details]
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Opsanus cerapalus Rafinesque, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (198 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications) (from synonym Gadus tau Linnaeus, 1766)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Opsanus tau) 
To FishBase 
To FishBase (from synonym Gadus tau Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase (from synonym Opsanus cerapalus Rafinesque, 1818)
To FishBase images (Opsanus tau, USA, by IGFA) 
To FishSounds 
To GenBank (59 nucleotides; 48 proteins) 
To GenBank (59 nucleotides; 48 proteins) (from synonym Gadus tau Linnaeus, 1766)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) 
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) 
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
To FishBase images (<i>Opsanus tau</i>, USA, by IGFA)
To FishBase images (Opsanus tau, USA, by IGFA)
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