MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Alopias Rafinesque, 1810

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Alopias Rafinesque, 1810

AphiaID

105740 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105740)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Alopias macrourus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788) (type by monotypy)

Typetaxon of

Alopiidae Bonaparte, 1835

Parent

Alopiidae Bonaparte, 1835

Synonymised names

Alopecias Müller & Henle, 1837 · unaccepted (synonym)

Vulpecula Garman (ex Valmont de Bomare), 1913 · unaccepted

Vulpecula Jarocki (ex Valmont de Bomare), 1822 · unaccepted (synonym)

Vulpecula Valmont de Bomare, 1764 · unaccepted (synonym)

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Species Alopias pelagicus Nakamura, 1935
Species Alopias superciliosus Lowe, 1841
Species Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Species Alopias caudatus Phillipps, 1932 accepted as Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Species Alopias greyi Whitley, 1937 accepted as Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Species Alopias macrourus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788) (synonym)
Species Alopias profundus Nakamura, 1935 accepted as Alopias superciliosus Lowe, 1841
Species Alopias superciliousus Lowe, 1841 accepted as Alopias superciliosus Lowe, 1841 (misspelling)
Species Alopias vulpes (Gmelin, 1789) accepted as Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788) (synonym)

Environment

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

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. Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy. 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): 12 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Alopias Rafinesque, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105740 on 2024-11-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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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. Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy. 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): 12 [details]

original description (of Alopecias Müller & Henle, 1837) Müller, J.; Henle, F. G. J. (1838-1841). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. Veit und Comp., Berlin. i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1-28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27-28, 29-102 in 1839, i-xxii + 103-200 in 1841. Please note the different authors responsible for some species.]. [details]

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. 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. 2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao. 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, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 431-554. [details]

additional source Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details]