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Megalops Lacepède, 1803

1277084  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1277084)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Actinopterygii (Class)
  6. Elopiformes (Order)
  7. Megalopidae (Family)
  8. Megalops (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Amia Browne, 1789 · unaccepted
Magalops · unaccepted (misspelling)
Tarpon Jordan & Evermann, 1896 · unaccepted (synonym)

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  1. Species Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes, 1847
  2. Species Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782)
  3. Species Megalops lissa
  4. Species Megalops atlantica Valenciennes, 1847 accepted as Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes, 1847
  5. Species Megalops bimaculata Lesueur, 1847 accepted as Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur, 1818)
  6. Species Megalops cepediana Lesueur, 1818 accepted as Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur, 1818)
  7. Species Megalops cundinga (Hamilton, 1822) accepted as Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782)
  8. Species Megalops curtifilis Richardson, 1846 accepted as Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782)
  9. Species Megalops cyoprinoides (Broussonet, 1782) accepted as Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782)
  10. Species Megalops elongatus Girard, 1859 accepted as Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes, 1847
  11. Species Megalops filamentosus Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782)
  12. Species Megalops giganteus (Shaw, 1804) accepted as Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes, 1847
  13. Species Megalops indicus Valenciennes, 1847 accepted as Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782)
  14. Species Megalops macrophthalmus Bleeker, 1851 accepted as Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782)
  15. Species Megalops macropterus Bleeker, 1866 accepted as Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782)
  16. Species Megalops notata Lesueur, 1818 accepted as Opisthonema oglinum (Lesueur, 1818)
  17. Species Megalops oglina Lesueur, 1818 accepted as Opisthonema oglinum (Lesueur, 1818)
  18. Species Megalops oligolepis Bleeker, 1866 accepted as Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782)
  19. Species Megalops setipinnis Richardson, 1843 accepted as Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782)
marine, brackish, fresh
recent + fossil
Hist. Nat. Poiss., 5
page(s): 289 [details] 
Taxonomic remark Authority cited elsewhere as Lacépède, 1803. Spelled Megalopus by Minding 1832. (Eschmeyer).  
Taxonomic remark Authority cited elsewhere as Lacépède, 1803. Spelled Megalopus by Minding 1832. (Eschmeyer). [details]
IRMNG (2022). Megalops Lacepède, 1803. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1277084 on 2024-12-25
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original description Hist. Nat. Poiss., 5
page(s): 289 [details] 

basis of record SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [details] 

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

verified source for family Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

current name source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

extant flag source Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 363, 1-560. [details] 

habitat flag source FishBase [details] 

original description (of Oculeus Commerson in Lacepède, 1803) Hist. Nat. Poiss., 5
page(s): 290 [details] 

original description (of Tarpon Jordan & Evermann, 1896) Jordan, D.S. & Evermann, B.W. (1896). The fishes of North and Middle America: a descriptive catalogue of the species of fish-like vertebrates found in the waters of North America, north of the Isthmus of Panama. Part I. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 47: 1-1240., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7535531
page(s): 409 [details] 

original description (of Brisbania Castelnau, 1878) Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, 2
page(s): 241 [details] 
Unreviewed
Descriptive info From FishBase: Freshwater + Brackish + Marine. FishBase flag: Mixed Marine + Freshwater. [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]

Taxonomic remark Authority cited elsewhere as Lacépède, 1803. Spelled Megalopus by Minding 1832. (Eschmeyer). [details]

Type species as cited Megalops filamentosus Lacepède 1803 [details]
To BioNames database (from synonym Tarpon Jordan & Evermann, 1896)
To BioNames database (from synonym Brisbania Castelnau, 1878)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Brisbania Castelnau, 1878)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Tarpon Jordan & Evermann, 1896)
To WoRMS (from synonym Tarpon Jordan & Evermann, 1896)
To WoRMS 
To WoRMS (from synonym Magalops)
To WoRMS (from synonym Brisbania Castelnau, 1878)
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