Taxonomy Profile: Masturus lanceolatus (Liénard 1840)

Masturus lanceolatus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Mola lanceolata
Liénard 1840
Masturus oxyuropterus
Bleeker 1873
Orthagoriscus lanceolatus
Liénard 1840
Orthagoriscus oxyuropterus
Bleeker 1873
Pseudomola lassarati
Cadenat 1959
Common Name(s):
sharptail mola []
sharptail sunfish []
pez luna coliagudo []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Masturus lanceolatus: 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 : Tetraodontiformes
leatherjackets |
cowfishes |
filefishes |
puffers |
triggerfishes |
trunkfishes |
balistes |
poissons-coffres |
poissons-globes |
Suborder : Moloidei
Family : Molidae
trunkfishes |
headfishes |
molas |
ocean sunfishes |
molas |
poissons-lune |
Genus : Masturus
Species : Masturus lanceolatus
sharptail mola |
sharptail sunfish |
pez luna coliagudo |
Masturus lanceolatus Direct Children(s):
Masturus lanceolatus: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Masturus lanceolatus
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 31-Oct-2014
Acquired:
2014-03-11
Notes:
Eschmeyer, W. N. (ed). Catalog of Fishes. (http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 03-Nov-2014
Reference for:
Masturus lanceolatus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Klein-MacPhee, Grace / Collette, Bruce B., and Grace Klein-MacPhee, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2002-01-01 / 2002-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Ocean Sunfishes: Family Molidae
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine, Third Edition
Page(s):
603-607
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-951-3/
Notes:
Reference for:
Masturus lanceolatus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Claro, Rodolfo, and Lynne R. Parenti / Claro, Rodolfo, Kenyon C. Lindeman, and L. R. Parenti, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2001-01-01 / 2001-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Chapter 2: The Marine Ichthyofauna of Cuba
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Ecology of the Marine Fishes of Cuba
Page(s):
21-57
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-985-8/
Notes:
Reference for:
Masturus lanceolatus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
King, Joseph E.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1951-01-01 / 1951-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Notes. Two Juvenile Pointed-tailed Ocean Sunfish, Masturus lanceolatus, from Hawaiian Waters
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Pacific Science, vol. 5, no. 1
Page(s):
108-109
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0030-8870
Notes:
Reference for:
Masturus lanceolatus
Masturus lanceolatus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
East Pacific
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Canada / Native
Masturus lanceolatus: Comments