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WoRMS taxon details

Zeus Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

126251 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126251)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Zeus faber Linnaeus, 1758

Parent

Zeidae Rafinesque, 1815

Synonymised names

Zeuss · unaccepted (misspelling)

Direct children (25)

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Species Zeus capensis Valenciennes, 1835
Species Zeus faber Linnaeus, 1758
Species Zeus aper Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Capros aper (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Zeus argentarius Forster, 1801 accepted as Gazza minuta (Bloch, 1795)
Species Zeus australis Richardson, 1845 accepted as Zeus faber Linnaeus, 1758
Species Zeus ciliaris Bloch, 1787 accepted as Alectis ciliaris (Bloch, 1787)
Species Zeus conchifer Lowe, 1852 accepted as Zenopsis conchifer (Lowe, 1852)
Species Zeus crinitus Mitchill, 1826 accepted as Alectis ciliaris (Bloch, 1787)
Species Zeus gallus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Alectis ciliaris (Bloch, 1787) (synonym)
Species Zeus gallus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Selene vomer (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Zeus guttatus Brünnich, 1788 accepted as Lampris guttatus (Brünnich, 1788) (synonym)
Species Zeus imperialis Shaw, 1793 accepted as Lampris guttatus (Brünnich, 1788)
Species Zeus insidiator Bloch, 1787 accepted as Deveximentum insidiator (Bloch, 1787)
Species Zeus japonicus Valenciennes, 1835 accepted as Zeus faber Linnaeus, 1758
Species Zeus luna Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Lampris guttatus (Brünnich, 1788)
Species Zeus maculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Mene maculata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Zeus nebulosus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 accepted as Zenopsis nebulosa (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
Species Zeus novaezealandiae Arthur, 1885 accepted as Cyttus novaezealandiae (Arthur, 1885)
Species Zeus ocellatus Storer, 1857 accepted as Zenopsis conchifer (Lowe, 1852)
Species Zeus pungio Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Zeus faber Linnaeus, 1758
Species Zeus regius Bonnaterre, 1788 accepted as Lampris guttatus (Brünnich, 1788)
Species Zeus roseus Lowe, 1843 accepted as Cyttopsis rosea (Lowe, 1843)
Species Zeus setapinnis Mitchill, 1815 accepted as Selene setapinnis (Mitchill, 1815)
Species Zeus stroemii Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Lampris guttatus (Brünnich, 1788)
Species Zeus vomer Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Selene vomer (Linnaeus, 1758)

Environment

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

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Zeus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126251 on 2024-04-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 267 [details] Available for editors

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taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [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]