Taxonomy Profile: Hydrocynus (Cuvier 1816)

Hydrocynus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Hydrocynus: 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 : Ostariophysi
Order : Characiformes
leporins |
piranhas |
piranhas |
Family : Alestiidae
Genus : Hydrocynus
Hydrocynus Direct Children(s):
Hydrocynus vittatus
(Castelnau 1861)
Hydrocynus brevis
(Günther 1864)
Hydrocynus forskahlii
(Cuvier 1819)
Hydrocynus goliath
(Boulenger 1898)
Hydrocynus tanzaniae
(Brewster 1986)
Hydrocynus: 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:
Hydrocynus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Eschmeyer, William N., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Catalog of Fishes
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3
Page(s):
2905
Publisher:
California Academy of Sciences
Publication Place:
San Francisco, California, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-940228-47-5/
Notes:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932
Reference for:
Hydrocynus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Nelson, Joseph S.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1994-01-01 / 1994-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Fishes of the World, Third Edition
Page(s):
xvii + 600
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons
Publication Place:
New York, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-471-54713-1/
Notes:
Reference for:
Hydrocynus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Murray, Alison M., and Kathlyn M. Stewart
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2002-11-01 / 2003-01-14
Article/Chapter Title:
Phylogenetic relationships of the African genera Alestes and Brycinus (Teleostei, Characiformes, Alestidae)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Canadian Journal of Zoology, vol. 80, no. 11
Page(s):
1887-1899
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0008-4301
Notes:
Reference for:
Hydrocynus
Hydrocynus: Geographic Information
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Hydrocynus: Comments