WoRMS taxon details
Leptomelanosoma Motomura & Iwatsuki, 2001
269663 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:269663)
accepted
Genus
- Species Leptomelanosoma indicum (Shaw, 1804)
- Species Leptomelanosoma indica (Shaw, 1804) accepted as Leptomelanosoma indicum (Shaw, 1804) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Motomura, H.; Iwatsuki, Y. (2001). A new genus, Leptomelanosoma , for the polynemid fish previously known as Polydactylus indicus (Shaw, 1804) and a redescription of the species. <em>Ichthyological Research.</em> 48(1): 13-21., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-001-8112-y [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Leptomelanosoma Motomura & Iwatsuki, 2001. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=269663 on 2025-04-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Motomura, H.; Iwatsuki, Y. (2001). A new genus, Leptomelanosoma , for the polynemid fish previously known as Polydactylus indicus (Shaw, 1804) and a redescription of the species. <em>Ichthyological Research.</em> 48(1): 13-21., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-001-8112-y [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Other
additional source
Motomura, H. (2004). Threadfins of the world (Family Polynemidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of polynemid species known to date. FAO Spec. Cat. Fish. Purp. Rome: FAO. 3:117 p., available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/y5398e/y5398e00.htm [details]
