WoRMS

WoRMS name details

Chelon macrolepis (Smith, 1846)

AphiaID

303794 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:303794)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Planiliza macrolepis (Smith, 1846)

Rank

Species

Parent

Chelon Artedi, 1793

Original name

Mugil macrolepis Smith, 1846

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Mugil macrolepis Smith, 1846) Smith, A. (1838-1847). Pisces. <em>In: Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of figures and descriptions of the objects of natural history collected during an expedition into the interior of South Africa in 1834-36.</em> v. 4: 77 unnumb. pp, accompanying Pls. 1-31. [Published in parts; see Barnard 1950 for dates of individual parts; fishes from 1838-1847.]. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Chelon macrolepis (Smith, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=303794 on 2025-09-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-02-28 13:41:07Z

created

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Mugil macrolepis Smith, 1846) Smith, A. (1838-1847). Pisces. <em>In: Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of figures and descriptions of the objects of natural history collected during an expedition into the interior of South Africa in 1834-36.</em> v. 4: 77 unnumb. pp, accompanying Pls. 1-31. [Published in parts; see Barnard 1950 for dates of individual parts; fishes from 1838-1847.]. [details]

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]