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Lichia Cuvier, 1816 
AphiaID: 125939

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Carangidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Typetaxon Lichia amia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Parent Carangidae
Synonymised
taxa		  Hypacantus Rafinesque, 1810 (synonym)
 Porthmeus
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: Cuvier, G. (1816). Le Règne Animal distribué d'après son organisation pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. Les reptiles, les poissons, les mollusques et les annélides. Edition 1. v. 2, pp i-xviii + 1-532, [Pls. 9-10, in v. 4].
page(s): 321 [details]

from synonym: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] [view taxon]

Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Species Lichia amia (Linnaeus, 1758)

Species Lichia glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Trachinotus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Lichia glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Trachinotus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Lichia lysan (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Scomberoides lysan (Forsskål, 1775)
Species Lichia pappei Bleeker, 1859 accepted as Seriola lalandi Valenciennes, 1833
Species Lichia tetracantha Bowdich, 1825 accepted as Trachinotus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Lichia tolooparah Rüppell, 1829 accepted as Scomberoides lysan (Forsskål, 1775)
Environment marine
Links To GenBank
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Images 
Lichia amia
[image from typetaxon]
Lichia amia
added on 2012-10-11 - author: Pillon, Roberto ()
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Lichia amia
[image from typetaxon]
Lichia amia
added on 2012-10-11 - author: Pillon, Roberto ()
qualitystatus: not checked

Lichia amia
[image from typetaxon]
Lichia amia
added on 2012-10-11 - author: Pillon, Roberto ()
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125939
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Lichia. 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=125939 on 2013-05-20
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