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Centriscus Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

205389 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205389)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Balistes scolopax Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus, 1758)

Parent

Centriscinae Bonaparte, 1831

Synonymised names

Amphisile Cuvier, 1816 · unaccepted

Amphisyle · unaccepted (misspelling)

Centricus · unaccepted (misspelling)

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Species Centriscus cristatus (De Vis, 1885)
Species Centriscus scutatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Centriscus armatus Sauvage, 1879 accepted as Notopogon armatus (Sauvage, 1879)
Species Centriscus capito Oshima, 1922 accepted as Centriscus scutatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Centriscus cristatus (McCulloch, 1914) accepted as Notopogon lilliei Regan, 1914
Species Centriscus fernandezianus Delfin, 1899 accepted as Notopogon fernandezianus (Delfin, 1899)
Species Centriscus gracilis Lowe, 1839 accepted as Macroramphosus gracilis (Lowe, 1839)
Species Centriscus humerosus Richardson, 1846 accepted as Centriscops humerosus (Richardson, 1846)
Species Centriscus japonicus Günther, 1861 accepted as Macroramphosus gracilis (Lowe, 1839)
Species Centriscus punctulatus (Bianconi, 1854) accepted as Aeoliscus punctulatus (Bianconi, 1854)
Species Centriscus scolopax (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Centriscus squamosus Bloch, 1785 accepted as Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Centriscus velitaris Pallas, 1770 accepted as Macroramphosus gracilis (Lowe, 1839)

Environment

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

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Centriscus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205389 on 2026-08-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-06-06 22:00:00Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-08-22 12:14:26Z

changed

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2013-03-11 10:36:30Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

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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]