Taxonomy Profile: Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum 1792)

Sphyraena barracuda: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
great barracuda []
picúa []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
invalid other, see comments
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Sphyraena barracuda: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Wayne C. Starnes
Notes:
Research Curator of Fishes, North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, Research Laboratory, 4301 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA
Reference for:
Sphyraena barracuda
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Sphyraena barracuda
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004
Acquired:
2004-05-13
Notes:
http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
Reference for:
Sphyraena barracuda
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2003-12-31 / 2003-12-31
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Page(s):
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
As-yet (2003) unpublished manuscript from 1998
Reference for:
Sphyraena barracuda
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:
Sphyraena barracuda
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:
Sphyraena barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Native
Sphyraena barracuda: Comments
Comment:
Eschmeyer (online Catalog of Fishes, 2004) states, "Catesby 1771 is a rejected work, and unavailable (Opinions 89 and 259) but the appendix by Edwards is available. This species probably should date to authorship as above and not to Walbaum 1792 unless the ICZN is petitioned (or current usage is maintained)"