WoRMS taxon details
Galeichthys peruvianus Lütken, 1874
277553 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:277553)
accepted
Species
Galeichtys peruvianus Lütken, 1874 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Tachisurus peruvianus (Lütken, 1874) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Lütken, C. F. (1874). Ichthyographiske Bidrag. II. Nye eller mindre vel kjendte Malleformer fra forskjellige Verdensdele. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn, Aaret.</em> 1874 (nos 12-16): 190-220 + 27-30. [Also a separate, pp. 1-31 (with dual pagination). French summary, pp. 27-30. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Galeichthys peruvianus Lütken, 1874. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=277553 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Lütken, C. F. (1874). Ichthyographiske Bidrag. II. Nye eller mindre vel kjendte Malleformer fra forskjellige Verdensdele. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn, Aaret.</em> 1874 (nos 12-16): 190-220 + 27-30. [Also a separate, pp. 1-31 (with dual pagination). French summary, pp. 27-30. [details]
original description (of Galeichtys peruvianus Lütken, 1874) Lütken, C. F. (1875). Characinae novae Brasiliae centralis a clarissimo J. Reinhardt in provincia Minas-Geraes circa oppidulum Lagoa Santa in lacu ejusdem nominis, flumine Rio das Velhas et rivulis affluentibus collectae, secundum characteres essentiales breviter descriptae. <em>Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger og dets Medlemmers Arbeider (Kjøbenhavn) 1874.</em> (no. 3): 127-143. [details]
original description (of Galeichtys peruvianus Lütken, 1874) Lütken, C. F. (1875). Characinae novae Brasiliae centralis a clarissimo J. Reinhardt in provincia Minas-Geraes circa oppidulum Lagoa Santa in lacu ejusdem nominis, flumine Rio das Velhas et rivulis affluentibus collectae, secundum characteres essentiales breviter descriptae. <em>Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger og dets Medlemmers Arbeider (Kjøbenhavn) 1874.</em> (no. 3): 127-143. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (13 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Tachisurus peruvianus (Lütken, 1874))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Galeichthys peruvianus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Galeichtys peruvianus Lütken, 1874)
To FishBase (from synonym Tachisurus peruvianus (Lütken, 1874))
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 10 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Galeichthys peruvianus P11293 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Galeichthys peruvianus RAD117946-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Tachisurus peruvianus (Lütken, 1874))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Galeichthys peruvianus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Galeichtys peruvianus Lütken, 1874)
To FishBase (from synonym Tachisurus peruvianus (Lütken, 1874))
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 10 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Galeichthys peruvianus P11293 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Galeichthys peruvianus RAD117946-001)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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