MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Psetta Swainson, 1839

ERMS name details

Psetta Swainson, 1839

AphiaID

154466 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154466)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym)

Accepted name

Scophthalmus Rafinesque, 1810

Rank

Genus

Parent

Scophthalmidae Chabanaud, 1933

Direct children (2)

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Species Psetta maeotica (Pallas, 1814) accepted as Scophthalmus maeoticus (Pallas, 1814)
Species Psetta maxima (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Scophthalmus maximus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Environment

~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Swainson, W. (1839). The natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. London. 2: i-vi + 1-448. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Psetta Swainson, 1839. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2021) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data../aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154466 on 2025-06-01

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Psetta Swainson, 1839. Accessed at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154466 on 2025-06-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-04-18 08:19:08Z

created

Appeltans, Ward

2008-09-22 12:47:56Z

changed

Decock, Wim

2013-03-05 08:18:02Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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original description Swainson, W. (1839). The natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. London. 2: i-vi + 1-448. [details]

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

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