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Anomalopterus Vaillant, 1886

AphiaID

296002 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:296002)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Leptochilichthys Garman, 1899

Rank

Genus

Parent

Leptochilichthyidae Marshall, 1966 accepted as Alepocephalidae Bonaparte, 1846

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Species Anomalopterus megalops Beebe, 1933
Species Anomalopterus pinguis Vaillant, 1886 accepted as Leptochilichthys pinguis (Vaillant, 1886)

Environment

marine, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Anomalopterus Vaillant, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=296002 on 2026-08-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-02-21 16:46:40Z

created

Bailly, Nicolas

2015-04-23 06:36:07Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

basis of record 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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