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Ablabys Kaup, 1873

AphiaID

206391 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:206391)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Tetrarogidae Smith, 1949

Synonymised names

Ambliapistus · unaccepted (misspelling)

Amblyapistus Bleeker, 1876 · unaccepted (synonym)

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Species Ablabys binotatus (Peters, 1855)
Species Ablabys gymnothorax Chungthanawong & Motomura, 2018
Species Ablabys macracanthus (Bleeker, 1852)
Species Ablabys pauciporus Chungthanawong & Motomura, 2018
Species Ablabys taenianotus (Cuvier, 1829)
Species Ablabys taenionotus (Cuvier, 1829) accepted as Ablabys taenianotus (Cuvier, 1829) (misspelling)

Environment

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

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Ablabys Kaup, 1873. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206391 on 2026-07-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-06-06 22:00:00Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2005-06-25 23:41:57Z

changed

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-09-04 06:53:11Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2013-03-05 08:18:02Z

checked

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

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]