Marine Species Traits - Microichthys Rüppell, 1852

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Microichthys Rüppell, 1852

AphiaID

125968 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125968)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Epigonidae Poey, 1861

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Species Microichthys atlanticus Fricke, Ordines & Williston, 2020
Species Microichthys coccoi Rüppell, 1852
Species Microichthys sanzoi Sparta, 1950

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1852). Verzeichniss der in dem Museum der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft aufgestellten Sammlungen. Vierte Abtheilung: Fische und deren Skelette. Frankfurt am Main. . i-iv + 1-40. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Microichthys Rüppell, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125968 on 2025-05-31

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2006-09-25 06:54:45Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2013-03-11 13:25:43Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1852). Verzeichniss der in dem Museum der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft aufgestellten Sammlungen. Vierte Abtheilung: Fische und deren Skelette. Frankfurt am Main. . i-iv + 1-40. [details]

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Other

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone]. , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

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