Taxonomy Profile: Encheliophis punctatus (Fischer 1885)

Encheliophis punctatus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Jordanicus punctatus
Fischer 1885
Common Name(s):
brown pearlfish []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Encheliophis punctatus: 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 : Paracanthopterygii
Order : Ophidiiformes
ophidiiforms |
Suborder : Ophidioidei
Family : Carapidae
pearlfishes |
perleros |
aurins |
Subfamily : Carapinae
pearlfishes |
Genus : Encheliophis
Species : Encheliophis punctatus
brown pearlfish |
Encheliophis punctatus Direct Children(s):
Encheliophis punctatus: References
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Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Encheliophis punctatus
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 27-Sep-2004
Acquired:
2004-09-27
Notes:
http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
Reference for:
Encheliophis punctatus
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Encheliophis punctatus: Geographic Information
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Encheliophis punctatus: Comments
Comment:
Eschmeyer (online Catalog of Fishes, 2004) states that Fierasfer punctatus Fischer, 1885 is possibly a larval form of Echeliophis and that this species therefore probably belongs in the genus Echeliophis. There is no statement of validity