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WoRMS taxon details

Gnathodentex Bleeker, 1873

AphiaID

205244 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205244)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Lethrinidae Bonaparte, 1831

Direct children (7)

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Species Gnathodentex aureolineatus (Lacepède, 1802)
Species Gnathodentex aurilineatus (Lacepède, 1802) accepted as Gnathodentex aureolineatus (Lacepède, 1802) (misspelling)
Species Gnathodentex aurolinaetus (Lacepède, 1802) accepted as Gnathodentex aureolineatus (Lacepède, 1802) (misspelling)
Species Gnathodentex aurolineatus (Lacepède, 1802) accepted as Gnathodentex aureolineatus (Lacepède, 1802) (misspelling)
Species Gnathodentex mossambicus Smith, 1957 accepted as Wattsia mossambica (Smith, 1957)
Species Gnathodentex oculomaculatus Herre, 1935 accepted as Gnathodentex aureolineatus (Lacepède, 1802)
Species Gnathodentex ocumaculatus Herre, 1935 accepted as Gnathodentex aureolineatus (Lacepède, 1802) (misspelling)

Environment

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

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Gnathodentex Bleeker, 1873. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205244 on 2026-08-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-06-06 22:00:00Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-09-12 06:54:36Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2013-01-04 15:09:25Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-12-02 12:48:54Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

basis of record Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Other

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]