Taxonomy Profile: Platax orbicularis (Forsskål 1775)

Platax orbicularis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Chaetodon orbicularis
Forsskål 1775
Platax blochii
Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831
Chaetodon vespertilio
Bloch 1787
Chaetodon guttulatus
Cuvier 1829
Chaetodon albicauda
Gronow in Gray 1854
Chaetodon pentacanthus
Lacepède 1802
Platax albipunctatus
Rüppell 1829
Platax ehrenbergii
Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831
Platax guttulatus
Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Platax orbicularis: 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 : Acanthuroidei
surgeonfishes |
Family : Ephippidae
chèvres de mer |
peluqueros |
spadefishes |
Genus : Platax
Platax orbicularis Direct Children(s):
Platax orbicularis: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Platax orbicularis
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 1-Feb-2021
Acquired:
2021-02-01
Notes:
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds) 2021. ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: GENERA, SPECIES, REFERENCES. (http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 01 Feb 2021
Reference for:
Platax orbicularis
Publication(s):
Platax orbicularis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Indo-West Pacific
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Platax orbicularis: Comments