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Orthragoriscus mola (Linnaeus, 1758) 
AphiaID: 319859

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Molidae (Family) > Orthragoriscus (Genus)
Status unaccepted unaccepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758)
Rank Species
Parent Orthragoriscus accepted as Mola Koelreuter, 1763
Synonymised
taxa		  Orthagoriscus mola (misspelling)
Sources  basis of record: 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: Nijssen, H.; de Groot, S.J. (1987). De vissen van Nederland: systematische indeling, historisch overzicht, het ontstaan van de viskweek, uitheemse vissoorten, determineersleutels, beschrijvingen, afbeeldingen, literatuur, van alle in Nederlandse wateren voor komende zee- en zoetwatervissoorten [Fishes of the Netherlands: systematic classification, historical overview, origins of fish culture, non-indigenous species, determination keys, descriptions, drawings, literature references on all marine and freshwater fish species living in Dutch waters]. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-006-1. 224 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
Breton loar (from synonym)  [details]
Breton mouldouz (from synonym)  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh
Distribution Bristol Channel (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications)
To FishBase
Image 
Gilson (1921, fig. 83)
[image from synonym]
Gilson (1921, fig. 83)
added on 2008-06-12 - author: Anoniem in Gilson, G. (1921)
scan provided by VLIZ - Wetenschatten
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:319859
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2008-02-28 13:41:07Z  created  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Orthragoriscus mola (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=319859 on 2013-05-22
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