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Escolar Jordan & Evermann, 1896

AphiaID

296593 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:296593)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Nesiarchus Johnson, 1862

Rank

Genus

Parent

Gempylidae Gill, 1862

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Species Escolar violaceus (Bean, 1887) accepted as Nesiarchus nasutus Johnson, 1862

Environment

marine, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Escolar Jordan & Evermann, 1896. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=296593 on 2026-06-28

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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