Taxonomy Profile: Opistognathus (Cuvier 1816)

Opistognathus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Gnathypops
Gill 1862
Merogymnus
Ogilby 1908
Common Name(s):
spotfin jawfishes []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Opistognathus: 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 : Perciformes
perch-like fishes |
Suborder : Percoidei
Family : Opistognathidae
jawfishes |
smilers |
bocones |
tout-en-gueule |
Genus : Opistognathus
spotfin jawfishes |
Opistognathus Direct Children(s):
Opistognathus lonchurus
(Jordan and Gilbert 1882)
Opistognathus aurifrons
(Jordan and Thompson 1905)
Opistognathus melachasme
(Smith-Vaniz 1972)
Opistognathus gilberti
(Böhlke 1967)
Opistognathus muscatensis
(Boulenger 1888)
Opistognathus nothus
(Smith-Vaniz 1997)
Opistognathus leprocarus
(Smith-Vaniz 1997)
Opistognathus megalepis
(Smith-Vaniz 1972)
Opistognathus robinsi
(Smith-Vaniz 1997)
Opistognathus signatus
(Smith-Vaniz 1997)
Opistognathus dendriticus
(Jordan and Richardson 1908)
Opistognathus eximius
(Ogilby 1908)
Opistognathus cuvierii
(Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1836)
Opistognathus brasiliensis
(Smith-Vaniz 1997)
Opistognathus castelnaui
(Bleeker 1860)
Opistognathus decorus
(Smith-Vaniz and Yoshino 1985)
Opistognathus evermanni
(Jordan and Snyder 1902)
Opistognathus fenmutis
(Acero P and Franke 1993)
Opistognathus galapagensis
(Allen and Robertson 1991)
Opistognathus hopkinsi
(Jordan and Snyder 1902)
Opistognathus inornatus
(Ramsay and Ogilby 1887)
Opistognathus iyonis
(Jordan and Thompson 1913)
Opistognathus liturus
(Smith-Vaniz and Yoshino 1985)
Opistognathus margaretae
(Smith-Vaniz 1984)
Opistognathus mexicanus
(Allen and Robertson 1991)
Opistognathus panamaensis
(Allen and Robertson 1991)
Opistognathus papuensis
(Bleeker 1868)
Opistognathus rhomaleus
(Jordan and Gilbert 1882)
Opistognathus rosenblatti
(Allen and Robertson 1991)
Opistognathus scops
(Jenkins and Evermann 1889)
Opistognathus solorensis
(Bleeker 1853)
Opistognathus: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Opistognathus
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004
Acquired:
2004-05-13
Notes:
http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
Reference for:
Opistognathus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Eschmeyer, William N.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1990-01-01 / 1990-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Genera of Recent Fishes
Page(s):
iii + 697
Publisher:
California Academy of Sciences
Publication Place:
San Francisco, CA, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-940228-23-8/
Notes:
Reference for:
Opistognathus
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:
Opistognathus
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:
Opistognathus
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:
Opistognathus
Opistognathus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Opistognathus: Comments