Platybelone argalus platyura
creator: Decock, Wim
creator: Bailly, Nicolas
date: 2026-08-04
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: Platybelone argalus platyura (Bennett, 1832)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Platybelone argalus platyura (Bennett, 1832). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=293712 on 2026-08-04
created: 2008-02-19T07:51:33Z
is replaced by: 1592404
modified: 2022-07-05T10:32:13Z
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Platybelone argalus platyura (Bennett, 1832)
accepted name usage ID: 1592404
class: Teleostei
family: Belonidae
genus: Platybelone
infraspecific epithet: platyura
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Bennett, E. T. (1832). Observations on a collection of fishes from the Mauritius, presented by Mr. Telfair, with characters of new genera and species. Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London. 1830-31 (pt 1): 165-169.
name published in year: 1832
order: Beloniformes
parent name usage ID: 126377
phylum: Chordata
scientific name authorship: (Bennett, 1832)
specific epithet: argalus
taxon rank: Subspecies
taxonomic status: superseded combination