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WoRMS taxon details

Gymnosarda Gill, 1862

AphiaID

204414 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204414)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Gymnosarda unicolor (Rüppell, 1836)

Parent

Scombrinae Rafinesque, 1815

Direct children (8)

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Species Gymnosarda unicolor (Rüppell, 1836)
Species Gymnosarda alleterata (Rafinesque, 1810) accepted as Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque, 1810) (misspelling)
Species Gymnosarda alletterata (Rafinesque, 1810) accepted as Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque, 1810)
Species Gymnosarda alliterata (Rafinesque, 1810) accepted as Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque, 1810) (misspelling)
Species Gymnosarda elegans (Whitley, 1935) accepted as Cybiosarda elegans (Whitley, 1935)
Species Gymnosarda nuda (Günther, 1860) accepted as Gymnosarda unicolor (Rüppell, 1836)
Species Gymnosarda pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gymnosarda pelamys (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling)

Environment

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

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Gymnosarda Gill, 1862. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204414 on 2026-01-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-06-06 22:00:00Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-09-12 06:54:36Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2013-01-04 15:09:25Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

basis of record Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone]. , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Other

additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 431-554. [details]

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]