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Gomphosus Lacepède, 1801

AphiaID

205611 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205611)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Julidinae Bonaparte, 1841

Original name

Gomphosus Lacepède, 1801

Synonymised names

Elops Bonaparte, 1831 (ex Commerson) · unaccepted > junior homonym

Elops Commerson in Lacepède, 1801 · unaccepted > junior homonym

Gomphorus Lacepède, 1801 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

Gomphrosus Lacepède, 1801 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

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Species Gomphosus caeruleus Lacepède, 1801
Species Gomphosus varius Lacepède, 1801
Species Gomphosus coeruleus Lacepède, 1801 accepted as Gomphosus caeruleus Lacepède, 1801 (misspelling)
Species Gomphosus tricolor Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Gomphosus varius Lacepède, 1801

Environment

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

Original description

Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Gomphosus Lacepède, 1801. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205611 on 2026-07-31

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-06-06 22:00:00Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-09-12 06:54:36Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2013-03-11 12:13:38Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2025-10-25 18:24:50Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34. [details]

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]