IRMNG - Megalodoras Eigenmann, 1925

IRMNG taxon details

Megalodoras Eigenmann, 1925

IRMNG_ID

1437535 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1437535)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Doradidae Bleeker, 1858

Synonymised names

Deltadoras Fernández-Yépez, 1968 · unaccepted

Hoplodoras Eigenmann, 1925 · unaccepted

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Species Megalodoras guayoensis (Fernández-Yépez, 1968)
Species Megalodoras uranoscopus (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888)
Species Megalodoras irwini Eigenmann, 1925 accepted as Megalodoras uranoscopus (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888)
Species Megalodoras laevigatulus (Berg, 1901) accepted as Pterodoras granulosus (Valenciennes, 1821)
Species Megalodoras libertatis (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1912) accepted as Megalodoras uranoscopus (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888)
Species Megalodoras paucisquamatus Van der Stigchel, 1946 accepted as Lithodoras dorsalis (Valenciennes, 1840)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc., 22
page(s): 306 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Megalodoras and Hoplodoras appeared in the same publication; Sabaj & Ferraris act as first reviser in selecting Megalodoras...

Taxonomic remark Megalodoras and Hoplodoras appeared in the same publication; Sabaj & Ferraris act as first reviser in selecting Megalodoras over Hoplodoras. (Eschmeyer). [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Megalodoras Eigenmann, 1925. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1437535 on 2024-11-04

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

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original description Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc., 22
page(s): 306 [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 Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).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]

basis of record SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [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 Hoplodoras Eigenmann, 1925) Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc., 22
page(s): 310 [details]

original description (of Deltadoras Fernández-Yépez, 1968) Boln Inst. oceanogr., Cumana 7 (1)
page(s): 36 [details]

Unreviewed

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

Taxonomic remark Megalodoras and Hoplodoras appeared in the same publication; Sabaj & Ferraris act as first reviser in selecting Megalodoras over Hoplodoras. (Eschmeyer). [details]

Type species as cited Megalodoras irwini Eigenmann 1925 [details]

To BioNames database (from synonym Deltadoras Fernández-Yépez, 1968)
To BioNames database (from synonym Hoplodoras Eigenmann, 1925)
To BioNames database
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Deltadoras Fernández-Yépez, 1968)
To ION (Index to Organism Names)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Hoplodoras Eigenmann, 1925)
To WoRMS