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Dactyloptena Jordan & Richardson, 1908

AphiaID

205762 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205762)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Dactyloptena orientalis (Cuvier, 1829)

Parent

Dactylopteridae Gill, 1861

Synonymised names

Daicocus Jordan & Richardson, 1908 · unaccepted

Diacocus · unaccepted (misspelling)

Ebisinus Jordan & Richardson, 1908 · unaccepted

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Species Dactyloptena gilberti Snyder, 1909
Species Dactyloptena macracantha (Bleeker, 1855)
Species Dactyloptena orientalis (Cuvier, 1829)
Species Dactyloptena papilio Ogilby, 1910
Species Dactyloptena peterseni (Nyström, 1887)
Species Dactyloptena tiltoni Eschmeyer, 1997
Species Dactyloptena jordani Franz, 1910 accepted as Dactyloptena gilberti Snyder, 1909
Species Dactyloptena macracanthus (Bleeker, 1855) accepted as Dactyloptena macracantha (Bleeker, 1855) (misspelling)
Species Dactyloptena petersoni (Nyström, 1887) accepted as Dactyloptena peterseni (Nyström, 1887) (misspelling)

Environment

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

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Dactyloptena Jordan & Richardson, 1908. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205762 on 2026-05-31

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-06-06 22:00:00Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-07-31 06:57:06Z

changed

Camba Reu, Cibran

2013-03-11 11:05:30Z

checked

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

basis of record MASDEA (1997). [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 Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]