WoRMS taxon details
Psettichthys Girard, 1854
- Species Psettichthys melanostictus Girard, 1854
- Species Psettichthys melanosticus Girard, 1854 accepted as Psettichthys melanostictus Girard, 1854 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Psettichthys sordidus Girard, 1854 accepted as Citharichthys sordidus (Girard, 1854)
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. Psettichthys Girard, 1854. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=270555 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]
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]
