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Achirus achirus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
AphiaID: 279490

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Pleuronectiformes (Order) > Achiridae (Family) > Achirus (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Achirus Lacepède, 1802
Synonymised
taxa
  Achirus maculipinnis gunteri Chabanaud, 1940
Monochir punctifer Castelnau, 1855
Monochirus lineatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Pleuronectes achirus Linnaeus, 1758
Sources  additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details]

additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details]

from synonym: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/no_cache/dms/load/toc/?IDDOC=265100 [details] [view taxon]

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Subspecies Achirus achirus declivis Chabanaud, 1940 accepted as Achirus declivis Chabanaud, 1940
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To FishBase
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:279490
Taxonomic
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2008-01-15 17:27:08Z  created  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Achirus achirus (Linnaeus, 1758). 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=279490 on 2013-05-26
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