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Rachycentron Kaup, 1826 
AphiaID: 126050

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Rachycentridae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Parent Rachycentridae
Synonymised
taxa
  Elacate
Meladerma
Rachicentron (misspelling)
Rachycentrodon (misspelling)
Rachycentrum
Spinax Cuvier (ex Commerson), 1832 (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: Nomenclator Zoologicus, available online at http://uio.mbl.edu/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

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

from synonym: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] [view taxon]

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 Species Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus, 1766)

Species Rachycentron canadus (Linnaeus, 1766) accepted as Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus, 1766)
Species Rachycentron typus Kaup, 1826 accepted as Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus, 1766)
Environment marine
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126050
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
2006-09-28 06:51:36Z  changed  Martinez, Olga
2013-03-11 14:35:28Z  checked  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Rachycentron Kaup, 1826. 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=126050 on 2013-05-20
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