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Aspidontus Cuvier, 1834

AphiaID

204426 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204426)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Blenniinae Rafinesque, 1810

Synonymised names

Aspinodontus · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

Blennechis Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836 · unaccepted (synonym)

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Species Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836)
Species Aspidontus taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
Species Aspidontus brunneolus Jenkins, 1903 accepted as Enchelyurus brunneolus (Jenkins, 1903)
Species Aspidontus dussumeiri (Valenciennes, 1836) accepted as Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836) (misspelling)
Species Aspidontus filamentosus (Valenciennes, 1836) accepted as Aspidontus taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
Species Aspidontus fluctuans (Weber, 1909) accepted as Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836)
Species Aspidontus gorrorensis (Herre, 1936) accepted as Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836)
Species Aspidontus rhinorhynchops (Bleeker, 1852) accepted as Aspidontus rhinorhynchos (Bleeker, 1852) accepted as Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos (Bleeker, 1852) (spelling mistake)
Species Aspidontus rhinorhynchos (Bleeker, 1852) accepted as Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos (Bleeker, 1852)
Species Aspidontus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1857) accepted as Plagiotremus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1857)
Species Aspidontus tractus Fowler, 1903 accepted as Aspidontus taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
Species Aspidontus trossulus Jordan & Snyder, 1902 accepted as Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes, 1836) (junior synonym)
Species Aspidontus wamiziensis Smith, 1959 accepted as Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836)
Species Aspidontus woodi Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 accepted as Omobranchus woodi (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)

Environment

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

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Aspidontus Cuvier, 1834. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204426 on 2026-01-20

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-06-06 22:00:00Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-09-06 06:55:51Z

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. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , 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. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Other

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]