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WoRMS name details

Homea burgeri (Girard, 1855)

AphiaID

318555 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:318555)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Eptatretus burgeri (Girard, 1855)

Rank

Species

Parent

Homea Fleming, 1822 accepted as Eptatretus Cloquet, 1819

Original name

Bdellostoma burgeri Girard, 1855

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Bdellostoma burgeri Girard, 1855) Girard, C. F. (1855). Contributions to the fauna of Chile. Report to Lieut. James M. Gilliss, U. S. N., upon the fishes collected by the U. S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to the southern hemisphere during the years 1849-50-51-52. <em>Washington, D.C.</em> 1858, 2 vols., 42 pls. [Fishes in v. 2: 230-253, Pls. 29-34. First as a separate, Reptiles, fishes and decapods., pp. 1-58, Pls 30-40 that was possibly published earlier than 1855; Fishes p. 26-49, pls. 30-34. Monograph was published in 1858.]., available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=4912 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Homea burgeri (Girard, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=318555 on 2026-07-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-02-28 13:41:07Z

created

Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description (of Bdellostoma burgeri Girard, 1855) Girard, C. F. (1855). Contributions to the fauna of Chile. Report to Lieut. James M. Gilliss, U. S. N., upon the fishes collected by the U. S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to the southern hemisphere during the years 1849-50-51-52. <em>Washington, D.C.</em> 1858, 2 vols., 42 pls. [Fishes in v. 2: 230-253, Pls. 29-34. First as a separate, Reptiles, fishes and decapods., pp. 1-58, Pls 30-40 that was possibly published earlier than 1855; Fishes p. 26-49, pls. 30-34. Monograph was published in 1858.]., available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=4912 [details]

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]

Language	Name
Japanese	ヌタウナギ	[details]

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