Alepisaurus ferox
creator: van der Land, Jacob
creator: Bailly, Nicolas
date: 2026-08-24
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Alepisaurus ferox Lowe, 1833
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Alepisaurus ferox Lowe, 1833. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126333 on 2026-08-24
created: 2004-12-21T16:54:05Z
modified: 2008-01-15T18:27:08Z
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Alepisaurus ferox Lowe, 1833
class: Teleostei
family: Alepisauridae
genus: Alepisaurus
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Lowe, R.T. (1833). Description of Alepisaurus, a new genus of fishes. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. (pt 1): 104.
name published in: Bleeker, P. (1855). Over eenige visschen van Van Diemensland. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (Amsterdam). v. 2 (art. 7): 1-30 + 31, 1 pl.
name published in: Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes. A. (1850). Histoire naturelle des poissons, Tome vingt-deuxième. Suite de la famille des Salmonoïdes. Table générale de l'Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. (pp. 1-91). v. 22: i-xx + 1 p. + 1-532 + 1-91, Pls. 634-650. [Valenciennes authored volume. Published as "1849". i-xvi + 1-395, index 1-81 (+ 1) in Strasbourg edition.].
name published in: Gill, T. N. (1862). Descriptions of new species of Alepidosauroidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. v. 14: 127-132.
name published in: Jordan, D. S. ; Gilbert, C. H. (1883). Synopsis of the fishes of North America. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. No. 16: i-liv + 1-1018.
name published in year: 1833
name published in year: 1855
name published in year: 1850
name published in year: 1862
name published in year: 1883
order: Aulopiformes
parent name usage ID: 125661
phylum: Chordata
scientific name authorship: Lowe, 1833
specific epithet: ferox
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted