WoRMS name details
Clepticus Cuvier, 1829
268792 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:268792)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
- Species Clepticus africanus Heiser, Moura & Robertson, 2000 accepted as Bodianus africanus (Heiser, Moura & Robertson, 2000) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Clepticus brasiliensis Heiser, Moura & Robertson, 2000 accepted as Bodianus brasiliensis (Heiser, Moura & Robertson, 2000) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Clepticus genizara Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Bodianus parrae (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Clepticus parrae (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Bodianus parrae (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Clepticus parrai (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Clepticus parrae (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Bodianus parrae (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Clepticus Cuvier, 1829. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=268792 on 2026-01-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348 [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]
