IRMNG - Hydrocynus Cuvier, 1816

IRMNG taxon details

Hydrocynus Cuvier, 1816

IRMNG_ID

1291774 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1291774)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Alestidae Cockerell, 1910

Synonymised names

Hydrocion · unaccepted

Hydrocionichthys Travassos, 1952 · unaccepted

Hydrocyanus · unaccepted

Hydrocyon Cuvier, 1819 · unaccepted

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Species Hydrocynus brevis (Günther, 1864)
Species Hydrocynus forskahlii (Cuvier, 1819)
Species Hydrocynus goliath (Boulenger, 1898)
Species Hydrocynus somonorum (Daget, 1954)
Species Hydrocynus tanzaniae Brewster, 1986
Species Hydrocynus vittatus (Castelnau, 1861)
Species Hydrocynus brasiliensis Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier, 1816)
Species Hydrocynus cuvieri (Agassiz, 1829) accepted as Boulengerella cuvieri (Agassiz, 1829)
Species Hydrocynus forskali (Cuvier, 1819) accepted as Hydrocynus forskahlii (Cuvier, 1819)
Species Hydrocynus forskalii (Cuvier, 1819) accepted as Hydrocynus forskahlii (Cuvier, 1819)
Species Hydrocynus forskhalii (Cuvier, 1819) accepted as Hydrocynus forskahlii (Cuvier, 1819)
Species Hydrocynus hujeta (Valenciennes, 1850) accepted as Ctenolucius hujeta (Valenciennes, 1850)
Species Hydrocynus longipinnis (Steindachner, 1876) accepted as Boulengerella cuvieri (Agassiz, 1829)
Species Hydrocynus maculatus (Valenciennes, 1850) accepted as Boulengerella maculata (Valenciennes, 1850)
Species Hydrocynus scomberoides Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Hydrolycus scomberoides (Cuvier, 1816)
Species Hydrocynus vittiger (Boulenger, 1907) accepted as Hydrocynus goliath (Boulenger, 1898)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

R. Anim., 2
page(s): 167 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Authority given in Nomen. Zool. as Cuvier, 1817. (as subgenus of Salmo). Hydrocion Duméril 1856 and Hydrocinus Boulenger...

Taxonomic remark Authority given in Nomen. Zool. as Cuvier, 1817. (as subgenus of Salmo). Hydrocion Duméril 1856 and Hydrocinus Boulenger (ex Cuvier) 1909 are unjustified emendations or incorrect subsequent spellings. Hydrocionichthys Travassos 1952 is an objective synonym if the type of Hydrocynus is forskahlii. But the type species, if correctly H. lucius, is a South American species placed by current authors in the genus Boulengerella in a different family. See Brewster 1986. (Eschmeyer). [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2024). Hydrocynus Cuvier, 1816. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1291774 on 2025-01-26

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-20 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2016-11-22 11:10:04Z

changed

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original description R. Anim., 2
page(s): 167 [details]

basis of record SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [details]

basis of record Nomenclator Zoologicus (auth. adjusted as per Eschmeyer) [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 SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [details]

habitat flag source FishBase [details]

original description (of Hydrocyon Cuvier, 1819) Mém. Mus. H. N. (Paris), 5
page(s): 353 [details]

original description (of Hydrocionichthys Travassos, 1952) Dusenia, 3
page(s): 142 [details]

Unreviewed

Descriptive info From FishBase: Freshwater. FishBase flag: All Freshwater. [details]

Type species as cited Hydrocynus lucius Cuvier 1816 [details]

To BioNames database (from synonym Hydrocionichthys Travassos, 1952)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Hydrocionichthys Travassos, 1952)
To WoRMS