Taxonomy Profile: Popondichthys furcatus (Nichols 1955)

Popondichthys furcatus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Pseudomugil furcatus
Nichols 1955
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Popondichthys furcatus: 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 : Atheriniformes
silversides |
Suborder : Atherinoidei
Family : Melanotaeniidae
rainbow fishes |
Popondichthys furcatus Direct Children(s):
Popondichthys furcatus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
William N. Eschmeyer
Notes:
Senior Curator and Chairman, Department of Ichthyology, California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118-4599, USA
Reference for:
Popondichthys furcatus
Source(s):
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004
Acquired:
2004-05-13
Notes:
http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
Reference for:
Popondichthys furcatus
Publication(s):
Popondichthys furcatus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
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Popondichthys furcatus: Comments
Comment:
Eschmeyer (personal communication, May 2004) suggests retaining Pseudomugil furcatus Nichols 1955 in the genus Popondichthyes Allen 1987 (of which it is the type species)