WoRMS taxon details
Merluccius Rafinesque, 1810
125762 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125762)
accepted
Genus
Merluccius smiridus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by monotypy)
Epicopus Günther, 1860 · unaccepted
Hidronus · unaccepted (misspelling)
Homalopomus Girard, 1856 · unaccepted
Hydronus Minding, 1832 · unaccepted (synonym)
Merlangus Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted (synonym)
Merlucius · unaccepted (misspelling)
Merlus Guichenot, 1848 · unaccepted
Onus Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted (synonym)
Stomodon Mitchill, 1814 · unaccepted
Trachinoides Borodin, 1934 · unaccepted
- Species Merluccius albidus (Mitchill, 1818)
- Species Merluccius angustimanus Garman, 1899
- Species Merluccius australis (Hutton, 1872)
- Species Merluccius bilinearis (Mitchill, 1814)
- Species Merluccius capensis Castelnau, 1861
- Species Merluccius gayi (Guichenot, 1848)
- Species Merluccius hernandezi Mathews, 1985
- Species Merluccius hubbsi Marini, 1933
- Species Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Merluccius paradoxus Franca, 1960
- Species Merluccius patagonicus Lloris & Matallanas, 2003
- Species Merluccius peruanus Ginsburg, 1954
- Species Merluccius polli Cadenat, 1950
- Species Merluccius productus (Ayres, 1855)
- Species Merluccius senegalensis Cadenat, 1950
- Species Merluccius tasmanicus Matallanas & Lloris, 2006
- Species Merluccius ambiguous Lowe, 1841 accepted as Gadella maraldi (Risso, 1810) (misspelling)
- Species Merluccius ambiguus Lowe, 1841 accepted as Gadella maraldi (Risso, 1810)
- Species Merluccius angusticeps Hildebrand, 1946 accepted as Merluccius angustimanus Garman, 1899 (misspelling)
- Species Merluccius argentatus Günther, 1862 accepted as Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Merluccius cadenati Doutre, 1960 accepted as Merluccius polli Cadenat, 1950
- Species Merluccius esculentus Risso, 1827 accepted as Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Merluccius linnei Malm, 1877 accepted as Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Merluccius magnoculus Ginsburg, 1954 accepted as Merluccius albidus (Mitchill, 1818)
- Species Merluccius maraldi (Risso, 1810) accepted as Gadella maraldi (Risso, 1810)
- Species Merluccius polylepis Ginsburg, 1954 accepted as Merluccius australis (Hutton, 1872)
- Species Merluccius smiridus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Merluccius uraleptus Costa, 1846 accepted as Gadella maraldi (Risso, 1810)
- Species Merluccius vulgaris Fleming, 1828 accepted as Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964
page(s): 25 [details]
page(s): 25 [details]
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Merluccius Rafinesque, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125762 on 2024-08-18
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original description
Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964
page(s): 25 [details]
original description (of Onus Rafinesque, 1810) Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964 [details]
taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source 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]
additional source Lloris, D.; Matallanas, J.; Oliver P. (2005). Hakes of the world (Family Merlucciidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of hake species known to date. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 2. Rome, FAO. 57p. 12 colour plates. [details]
page(s): 25 [details]
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original description (of Onus Rafinesque, 1810) Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964 [details]
![OpenAccess publication OpenAccess publication](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/openaccess.png)
taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source 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]
additional source Lloris, D.; Matallanas, J.; Oliver P. (2005). Hakes of the world (Family Merlucciidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of hake species known to date. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 2. Rome, FAO. 57p. 12 colour plates. [details]
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Japanese | メルルーサ属 | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Catalog of Fishes
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Merluccius)
To Genbank
To ITIS
To Catalog of Fishes
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Merluccius)
To Genbank
To ITIS
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