Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Pisces > Class Actinopterygii > Order Perciformes > Family Zoarcidae > Subfamily Gymnelinae > Genus Melanostigma

Melanostigma atlanticum Koefoed, 1952

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Melanostigma*	Günther, 1881	accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: Atlantic soft pout sources: North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

French: mollasse atlantique

Literature

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
additional source	Scott, W.B. and M.G. Scott. 1988. Atlantic fishes of Canada. Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences No. 219. 731 p.
additional source	FishBase, version december 2007
additional source	FishBase, version may 2009
additional source	FishBase, version october 2012

Genbank

Taxonomy

FishBase
WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
Barcode of Life (15 barcodes)
FishBase
GBIF

Citation

Bailly, N. (2014). Melanostigma atlanticum Koefoed, 1952. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2014) FishBase. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127120