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Psetta Swainson, 1839 
AphiaID: 154466

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Pleuronectiformes (Order) > Scophthalmidae (Family)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (synonym)
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Scophthalmus Rafinesque, 1810
Rank Genus
Typetaxon Pleuronectes maximus Linnaeus, 1758
Parent Scophthalmidae
Sources  original description: Swainson, W. (1839). The natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. London. v. 2, pp i-vi + 1-448. [details]

basis of record: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

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Species Psetta maeotica (Pallas, 1814) accepted as Scophthalmus maeoticus (Pallas, 1814)
Species Psetta maeoticus (Pallas) accepted as Psetta maeotica (Pallas, 1814) accepted as Scophthalmus maeoticus (Pallas, 1814)
Species Psetta maxima (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Scophthalmus maximus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Link To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154466
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2005-04-18 08:19:08Z  created  Appeltans, Ward
2008-09-22 12:47:56Z  changed  Decock, Wim
2013-03-05 08:18:02Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Psetta Swainson, 1839. 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=154466 on 2013-05-20
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