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Galeichthys feliceps Valenciennes, 1840 
AphiaID: 217654

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Siluriformes (Order) > Ariidae (Family) > Galeichthys (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Galeichthys Valenciennes, 1840
Synonymised
taxa
  Arius feliceps (Valenciennes, 1840)
Bagrus capensis Smith, 1840
Bagrus feliceps (Valenciennes, 1840)
Galeichthys ocellatus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1916
Pimelodus fossor Lichtenstein, 1823
Pimelodus peronii Valenciennes, 1840
Tachysurus feliceps (Valenciennes, 1840)
Sources  basis of record: Anon. (2000). FishBase 2000 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los BaƱos, Laguna, Philippines. 4 cd-roms pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details]

additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Madagascar [details]
Mozambique [details]
South Africa (country) [details]
Host of  Caligus infestans Heller, 1865 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Hermilius armatus Capart, 1959 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Hermilius pyriventris Heller, 1865 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Links To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To FishBase
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217654
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2002-01-02 17:49:40Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Galeichthys feliceps Valenciennes, 1840. 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=217654 on 2013-05-22
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