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Aphyonus Günther, 1878 
AphiaID: 125842

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Ophidiiformes (Order) > Aphyonidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Parent Aphyonidae
Sources  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]

additional source: Nomenclator Zoologicus, available online at http://uio.mbl.edu/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

additional source: Roberts, C.; Stewart, A.; Francis, M. (2009). Marine fishes (Chordata). In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp [details]

Direct child
taxa

[show all]
 Species Aphyonus bolini Nielsen, 1974
Species Aphyonus brevidorsalis Nielsen, 1969
Species Aphyonus gelatinosus Günther, 1878
Species Aphyonus rassi Nielsen, 1975

Species Aphyonus mollis Goode & Bean, 1886 accepted as Aphyonus gelatinosus Günther, 1878
Environment marine
Link To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125842
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
2006-09-05 12:04:33Z  changed  Martinez, Olga
2013-03-07 14:11:33Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Aphyonus Günther, 1878. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125842 on 2013-05-19
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