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Rhombus (Lepidorhombus) Günther, 1862 
AphiaID: 154672

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Pleuronectiformes (Order) > Scophthalmidae (Family) > Rhombus (Genus)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (synonym)
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Accepted name  Lepidorhombus Günther, 1862
Rank Subgenus
Typetaxon Pleuronectes megastoma Donovan, 1804
Parent Rhombus Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Scophthalmus Rafinesque, 1810
Sources  original description: Günther, A. (1862). Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Muesum. v. 4, pp i-xxi + 1-534. [details]

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

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Species Rhombus (Lepidorhombus) whiffiagonis (Walbaum, 1792) represented as Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis (Walbaum, 1792) (alternate representation)
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154672
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Rhombus (Lepidorhombus) Günther, 1862. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154672 on 2013-05-25
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