WoRMS taxon details
Mola Koelreuter, 1766
126233 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126233)
accepted
Genus
Cephalus Shaw, 1804 (synonym)
Orthagoriscus Cuvier, 1816 (synonym)
Species Mola alexandrini (Ranzani, 1839)
Species Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mola tecta Nyegaard, Sawai, Gemmell, Gillum, Loneragan, Yamanoue & Stewart, 2017
Species Mola aculeata Koelreuter, 1766 accepted as Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Mola aspera Nardo, 1827 accepted as Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mola hispida Nardo, 1827 accepted as Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mola lanceolata (Liénard, 1840) accepted as Masturus lanceolatus (Liénard, 1840)
Species Mola lanceolatus (Liénard, 1840) accepted as Masturus lanceolatus (Liénard, 1840)
Species Mola planci Nardo, 1827 accepted as Ranzania laevis (Pennant, 1776)
Species Mola ramsayi (Giglioli, 1883) accepted as Mola alexandrini (Ranzani, 1839)
Species Mola rotunda Cuvier, 1797 accepted as Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mola tecta Nyegaard, Sawai, Gemmell, Gillum, Loneragan, Yamanoue & Stewart, 2017
Species Mola aculeata Koelreuter, 1766 accepted as Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Mola aspera Nardo, 1827 accepted as Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mola hispida Nardo, 1827 accepted as Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mola lanceolata (Liénard, 1840) accepted as Masturus lanceolatus (Liénard, 1840)
Species Mola lanceolatus (Liénard, 1840) accepted as Masturus lanceolatus (Liénard, 1840)
Species Mola planci Nardo, 1827 accepted as Ranzania laevis (Pennant, 1776)
Species Mola ramsayi (Giglioli, 1883) accepted as Mola alexandrini (Ranzani, 1839)
Species Mola rotunda Cuvier, 1797 accepted as Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2020). FishBase. Mola Koelreuter, 1766. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126233 on 2020-09-26
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original description
(of Orthagoriscus Cuvier, 1816) Cuvier, G. (1816). Le Règne Animal distribué d'après son organisation pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. <em>Les reptiles, les poissons, les mollusques et les annélides.</em> Edition 1. 2( i-xviii): 1-532, [Pls. 9-10, in v. 4]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/41460#/summary [details]
original description (of Aledon Castelnau, 1861) Castelnau, F. L. (1861). Mémoire sur les poissons de l'Afrique australe. <em>Paris.</em> i-vii + 1-78., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1722840#page/9/mode/1up [details]
taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2019). Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2019., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Koelreuter, J.G. (1763). Piscium rariorum e Museo Petropolitano exceptorum descriptiones. Novi Comment. <em>Acad. Sci. Imp. Petropol.</em> 8:337-430. 1 pl.
page(s): 337 [details]
original description (of Aledon Castelnau, 1861) Castelnau, F. L. (1861). Mémoire sur les poissons de l'Afrique australe. <em>Paris.</em> i-vii + 1-78., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1722840#page/9/mode/1up [details]
taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2019). Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2019., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Koelreuter, J.G. (1763). Piscium rariorum e Museo Petropolitano exceptorum descriptiones. Novi Comment. <em>Acad. Sci. Imp. Petropol.</em> 8:337-430. 1 pl.
page(s): 337 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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| Japanese | マンボウ属 | [details] |
