Taxonomy Profile: Atherinella milleri (Bussing 1979)

Atherinella milleri: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Atherinella milleri: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Class : Teleostei
Superorder : Acanthopterygii
Order : Atheriniformes
silversides |
Family : Atherinopsidae
charales y pejerreyes |
New World silversides |
poissons d'argent |
Subfamily : Menidiinae
Genus : Atherinella
Atherinella milleri Direct Children(s):
Atherinella milleri: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004
Acquired:
2004-05-13
Notes:
http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
Reference for:
Atherinella milleri
Publication(s):
Atherinella milleri: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Western Atlantic Ocean
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Atherinella milleri: Comments
Comment:
There is some confusion in Eschmeyer (2003) online Catalog of Fishes to whether this speices is valid as *Atherinella milleri* (Bussing 1979) or as *Melaniris milleri* Bussing 1979. Since Melaniris is in synonymy with Atherinella, the species is placed in the latter in ITIS