WoRMS taxon details
Doratonotus Günther, 1861
269019 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:269019)
accepted
Genus
Antonichthys Bauchot & Blanc, 1961 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Doradonotus Cuvier, 1816 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
- Species Doratonotus megalepis Günther, 1862
- Species Doratonotus decoratus Evermann & Marsh, 1899 accepted as Doratonotus megalepis Günther, 1862 (misspelling)
- Species Doratonotus decoris Evermann & Marsh, 1899 accepted as Doratonotus megalepis Günther, 1862
- Species Doratonotus thalassinus Jordan & Gilbert, 1884 accepted as Doratonotus megalepis Günther, 1862
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Doratonotus Günther, 1861. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=269019 on 2026-07-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Antonichthys Bauchot & Blanc, 1961) Bauchot, M.-L.; Blanc, M. (1961). Poissons marins de l'Est Atlantique tropical. I. Labroidei (Téléostéens Perciformes). <em>Atlantide Report.</em> 6: 43-64. [details]
original description (of Doratonotus Pocock, 1894) Pocock, R. I. (1894). Chilopoda, Symphyla and Diplopoda from the Malay Archipelago. In: Weber, M.: Zoologische Ergebnisse einer Reise in Niederländisch Ost-Indien, Band 3, 307-404. Leiden, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47774842
page(s): 370 [details]
original description (of Doratonotus Pocock, 1894) Pocock, R. I. (1894). Chilopoda, Symphyla and Diplopoda from the Malay Archipelago. In: Weber, M.: Zoologische Ergebnisse einer Reise in Niederländisch Ost-Indien, Band 3, 307-404. Leiden, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47774842
page(s): 370 [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]
