WoRMS name details
Scyris indicus Rüppell, 1830
321416 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:321416)
unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling
Species
Scyris Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Alectis Rafinesque, 1815
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1828-30). Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Fische des Rothen Meers. <em>Frankfurt am Main (Heinrich Ludwig Brönner).</em> 1-141 + 3 pp., Pls. 1-35. [Part 1 (1828): 1-26, Pls. 1-6; part 2 (1829): 27-94, Pls. 7-24; part 3 (1830):95-141, Pls. 25-35.]. [details]
Taxonomic remark The gender of the genera Scyris and Alectis is feminine, so indica is the correct species spelling.
Taxonomic remark The gender of the genera Scyris and Alectis is feminine, so indica is the correct species spelling. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Scyris indicus Rüppell, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=321416 on 2026-07-18
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original description
Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1828-30). Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Fische des Rothen Meers. <em>Frankfurt am Main (Heinrich Ludwig Brönner).</em> 1-141 + 3 pp., Pls. 1-35. [Part 1 (1828): 1-26, Pls. 1-6; part 2 (1829): 27-94, Pls. 7-24; part 3 (1830):95-141, Pls. 25-35.]. [details]
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]
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]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark The gender of the genera Scyris and Alectis is feminine, so indica is the correct species spelling. [details]
