WoRMS name details
Cestracion galeatus Günther, 1870
316977 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:316977)
unaccepted (basionym)
Species
Cestracion Bosc, 1816 accepted as Heterodontus Blainville, 1816
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Günther, A. (1870). Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, ...[thru] ... Leptocardii, in the British Museum. <em>Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum.</em> v. 8: i-xxv + 1-549. [details]
Holotype BM 1862.7.2.2, geounit Australia
Holotype BM 1862.7.2.2, geounit Australia [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Cestracion galeatus Günther, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=316977 on 2024-08-16
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Günther, A. (1870). Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, ...[thru] ... Leptocardii, in the British Museum. <em>Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum.</em> v. 8: i-xxv + 1-549. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details]
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Holotype BM 1862.7.2.2, geounit Australia [details]