Taxonomy Profile: Ranzania laevis (Pennant 1776)

Ranzania laevis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Ostracion laevis
Pennant 1776
Cephalus oblongus
Shaw 1804
Ranzania makua
Jenkins 1895
Ranzania typus
Nardo 1840
Orthragoriscus battarae
Ranzani 1839
Cephalus elongatus
Risso 1827
Diodon dimidiatus
Walbaum 1792
Orthragoriscus solaris
Gronow in Gray 1854
Cephalus varius
Shaw 1804
Mola planci
Nardo 1827
Orthragoriscus oblongus
Bloch & Schneider 1801
Ostracion boops
Richardson 1845
Orthragus oblongus
Rafinesque 1810
Tetrodon truncatus
Retzius 1785
Cephalus cocherani
Traill 1832
Common Name(s):
slender mola []
pez luna colitruncado []
mola flaca []
Slender Mola []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Ranzania laevis: 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 : Ranzania
king of the mackerels |
king-of-the-mackerels |
Species : Ranzania laevis
slender mola |
pez luna colitruncado |
mola flaca |
Slender Mola |
Ranzania laevis Direct Children(s):
Ranzania laevis: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Ranzania laevis
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:
Ranzania laevis
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:
Ranzania laevis
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:
Ranzania laevis
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:
Ranzania laevis
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:
Ranzania laevis
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:
Ranzania laevis
Ranzania laevis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
East Pacific
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Ranzania laevis: Comments