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WoRMS taxon details

Triodon Cuvier, 1829

AphiaID

205828 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205828)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Triodon macropterus Lesson, 1831

Parent

Triodontidae Bleeker, 1859

Direct children (4)

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Species Triodon macropterus Lesson, 1831
Species Triodon bursaris Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Triodon macropterus Lesson, 1831 (misspelling)
Species Triodon bursarius Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Triodon macropterus Lesson, 1831
Species Triodon macroptrus Lesson, 1831 accepted as Triodon macropterus Lesson, 1831 (misspelling)

Environment

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

Original description

Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. Déterville, Paris. Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Triodon Cuvier, 1829. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205828 on 2025-07-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-06-06 22:00:00Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2013-03-11 16:03:40Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. Déterville, Paris. Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348 [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]