WoRMS taxon details
Merlangius Garsault, 1764
AphiaID: 125734
AphiaID: 125734
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Gadiformes (Order) > Gadidae (Family) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||
| Rank | Genus | |||||||
| Parent | Gadidae Rafinesque, 1810 | |||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Merlangus Oken (ex Cuvier), 1817 Odontogadus Gill, 1863 (synonym) | |||||||
| Sources |
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] additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] additional source: Geoffroy, E.L. (1767). Descriptions, vertus et usages de 719 Plantes et de 134 animaux,... 5 vols. Paris. Pp 1-472. page(s): 401 [details] from synonym: Gill, T.N. (1863). Descriptions of the genera of gadoid and brotuloid fishes of western North America. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. v. 15, pp 242-254. [details] [view taxon] from synonym: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] [view taxon] | |||||||
| Direct child taxa [show all] | Species Merlangius merlangus (Linnaeus, 1758) Species Merlangius australis (Hutton, 1872) accepted as Merluccius australis (Hutton, 1872) Species Merlangius merlangius (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Merlangius merlangus (Linnaeus, 1758) Species Merlangius poutassou Risso, 1827 accepted as Merlangus poutassou Risso, 1827 accepted as Micromesistius poutassou (Risso, 1827) | |||||||
| Environment | marine | |||||||
| Distribution | Westerschelde [details] | |||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125734 | |||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Merlangius Garsault, 1764. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125734 on 2013-05-19 | ||||||||
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