WoRMS taxon details
Parophrys Girard, 1854
- Species Parophrys vetulus Girard, 1854
- Species Parophrys ayresii Günther, 1862 accepted as Pleuronichthys guttulatus Girard, 1856
- Species Parophrys hubbardii Gill, 1862 accepted as Parophrys vetulus Girard, 1854
- Species Parophrys ischyrus Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 accepted as Parophrys vetulus Girard, 1854
- Species Parophrys nigrostriolata (Steindachner & Kner, 1870) accepted as Soleichthys nigrostriolatus (Steindachner & Kner, 1870)
- Species Parophrys vetula Girard, 1854 accepted as Parophrys vetulus Girard, 1854 (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Girard, C. F. (1854). Descriptions of new fishes, collected by Dr. A. L. Heermann, naturalist attached to the survey of the Pacific railroad route, under Lieut. R. S. Williamson, U. S. A. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 7: 129-140. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Parophrys Girard, 1854. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=254392 on 2026-05-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Girard, C. F. (1854). Descriptions of new fishes, collected by Dr. A. L. Heermann, naturalist attached to the survey of the Pacific railroad route, under Lieut. R. S. Williamson, U. S. A. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 7: 129-140. [details]
basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [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]
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