Taxonomy Profile: Mola mola (Linnaeus 1758)

Mola mola: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Tetraodon mola
Linnaeus 1758
Molacanthus pallasii
Swainson 1839
Orthragoriscus retzii
Ranzani 1839
Diodon mola
Pallas 1770
Diodon carinatus
Mitchill 1828
Mola rotunda
Cuvier 1797
Mola aculeata
Koelreuter 1766
Orthragus luna
Rafinesque 1810
Ozodura orsini
Ranzani 1839
Orthragoriscus lunaris
Gronow in Gray 1854
Pedalion capensis
Castelnau 1861
Orthragoriscus blochii
Ranzani 1839
Orthragoriscus fasciatus
Bloch & Schneider 1801
Trematopsis willugbei
Ranzani 1839
Orthragoriscus alexandrini
Ranzani 1839
Orthragoriscus rondeletii
Ranzani 1839
Orthragoriscus redi
Ranzani 1839
Orthagoriscus analis
Ayres 1859
Orthragoriscus ghini
Ranzani 1839
Aledon storeri
Castelnau 1861
Mola hispida
Nardo 1827
Cephalus pallasianus
Shaw 1804
Cephalus ortagoriscus
Risso 1827
Diodon nummularis
Walbaum 1792
Orthragoriscus elegans
Ranzani 1839
Pedalion gigas
Guilding in Swainson 1838
Tympanomium planci
Ranzani 1839
Cephalus brevis
Shaw 1804
Mola aspera
Nardo 1827
Orthragoriscus hispidus
Bloch & Schneider 1801
Diplanchias nasus
Rafinesque 1810
Common Name(s):
ocean sunfish []
môle []
pez luna []
mola []
Ocean Sunfish []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Mola mola: 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 : Mola
molas |
Species : Mola mola
ocean sunfish |
môle |
pez luna |
mola |
Ocean Sunfish |
Mola mola Direct Children(s):
Mola mola: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Mola mola
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:
Mola mola
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1980-01-01 / 1980-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12
Page(s):
174
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Mola mola
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:
Mola mola
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:
Mola mola
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1991-01-01 / 1991-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fifth Edition
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 20
Page(s):
183
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-913235-70-9/0097-0638
Notes:
Reference for:
Mola mola
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2004-01-01 / 2004-07-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29
Page(s):
ix + 386
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-888569-61-1/0097-0638
Notes:
Full author list: Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, Héctor Espinosa-Pérez, Lloyd T. Findley, Carter R. Gilbert, Robert N. Lea, and James D. Williams
Reference for:
Mola mola
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Page, L. M., H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, et al., eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2013-04-01 / 2013-04-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Seventh Edition
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 34
Page(s):
243
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
978-1-934874-318/
Notes:
Reference for:
Mola mola
Mola mola: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
East Pacific
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Canada / Native
Mola mola: Comments