IRMNG - Microcanthus Swainson, 1839

IRMNG taxon details

Microcanthus Swainson, 1839

IRMNG_ID

1319548 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1319548)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Kyphosidae Jordan, 1887

Synonymised names

Neochaetodon Castelnau, 1873 · unaccepted

Therapaina Kaup, 1860 · unaccepted

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Species Microcanthus strigatus (Cuvier, 1831)
Species Microcanthus joyceae Whitley, 1931 accepted as Microcanthus strigatus (Cuvier, 1831)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Swainson, W. (1839). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. Vol. II. Spottiswoode & Co., London, vi + 448 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/126402
page(s): 215 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark (as subgenus of Chaetodon).

Taxonomic remark (as subgenus of Chaetodon). [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Microcanthus Swainson, 1839. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1319548 on 2024-10-15

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

db_admin

2017-11-22 13:18:58Z

changed

Decock, Wim

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original description Swainson, W. (1839). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. Vol. II. Spottiswoode & Co., London, vi + 448 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/126402
page(s): 215 [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 Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).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 SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [details]

habitat flag source FishBase [details]

original description (of Neochaetodon Castelnau, 1873) Castelnau, F. L. (1873). Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. Nos. III thru IX. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria.</em> 2: 37-158., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48423160
page(s): 130 [details]

original description (of Therapaina Kaup, 1860) Arch. Naturgesch., 27 (1)
page(s): 140 [details]

Unverified

Descriptive info From FishBase: Brackish + Marine. FishBase flag: All Marine. [details]

Subfamily Microcanthinae [details]

Taxonomic remark (as subgenus of Chaetodon). [details]

Type species as cited Chaetodon strigatus Cuvier 1831 [details]

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