MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Galeus Rafinesque, 1810

WoRMS taxon details

Galeus Rafinesque, 1810

AphiaID

105728 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105728)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810

Parent

Pentanchidae Smith, 1912

Synonymised names

Pristiurus Bonaparte, 1834 · unaccepted

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Species Galeus antillensis Springer, 1979
Species Galeus arae (Nichols, 1927)
Species Galeus atlanticus (Vaillant, 1888)
Species Galeus cadenati Springer, 1966
Species Galeus corriganae White, Mana & Naylor, 2016
Species Galeus eastmani (Jordan & Snyder, 1904)
Species Galeus gracilis Compagno & Stevens, 1993
Species Galeus longirostris Tachikawa & Taniuchi, 1987
Species Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810
Species Galeus mincaronei Soto, 2001
Species Galeus murinus (Collett, 1904)
Species Galeus nipponensis Nakaya, 1975
Species Galeus piperatus Springer & Wagner, 1966
Species Galeus polli Cadenat, 1959
Species Galeus priapus Séret & Last, 2008
Species Galeus sauteri (Jordan & Richardson, 1909)
Species Galeus schultzi Springer, 1979
Species Galeus springeri Konstantinou & Cozzi, 1998
Species Galeus australis MacLeay, 1881 accepted as Galeorhinus galeus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Galeus boardmani (Whitley, 1928) accepted as Figaro boardmani (Whitley, 1928) (synonym)
Species Galeus canis Bonaparte, 1834 accepted as Galeorhinus galeus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Galeus cepedianus Agassiz, 1838 accepted as Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822)
Species Galeus chilensis Pérez Canto, 1886 accepted as Galeorhinus galeus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Galeus communis Owen, 1853 accepted as Galeorhinus galeus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Galeus dorsalis (Gill, 1864) accepted as Mustelus dorsalis Gill, 1864 (senior synonym)
Species Galeus japanicus Müller & Henle, 1839 accepted as Hemitriakis japanica (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Species Galeus laevis Risso, 1820 accepted as Mustelus mustelus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Galeus linnei Malm, 1877 accepted as Galeorhinus galeus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Galeus maculatus Ranzani, 1839 accepted as Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822) (synonym)
Species Galeus melanostomus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810 (misspelling)
Species Galeus molinae Philippi, 1887 accepted as Galeorhinus galeus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Galeus nilssoni Bonaparte, 1846 accepted as Galeorhinus galeus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Galeus piceus (Chu, Meng & Liu, 1983) accepted as Parmaturus melanobranchus (Chan, 1966)
Species Galeus striatus (Gledhill, Last & White, 2008) accepted as Figaro striatus Gledhill, Last & White, 2008
Species Galeus thalassinus Valenciennes, 1835 accepted as Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) (ambiguous synonym)
Species Galeus vulgaris Fleming, 1828 accepted as Galeorhinus galeus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Galeus vulpecula Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Species Galeus zyopterus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883) accepted as Galeorhinus galeus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Galeus Rafinesque, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105728 on 2024-11-23

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2009-06-23 08:20:02Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2012-06-22 07:22:01Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-12-02 12:48:54Z

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 [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 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
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