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WoRMS taxon details

Merluccius Rafinesque, 1810

AphiaID

125762 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125762)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Merluccius smiridus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by monotypy)

Parent

Merlucciinae Rafinesque, 1815

Synonymised names

Epicopus Günther, 1860 · unaccepted

Hidronus · unaccepted (misspelling)

Homalopomus Girard, 1856 · unaccepted

Hydronus Minding, 1832 · unaccepted (synonym)

Merlangus Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted (synonym)

Merlucius · unaccepted (misspelling)

Merlus Guichenot, 1848 · unaccepted

Onus Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted (synonym)

Stomodon Mitchill, 1814 · unaccepted

Trachinoides Borodin, 1934 · unaccepted

Direct children (29)

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Species Merluccius albidus (Mitchill, 1818)
Species Merluccius angustimanus Garman, 1899
Species Merluccius australis (Hutton, 1872)
Species Merluccius bilinearis (Mitchill, 1814)
Species Merluccius capensis Castelnau, 1861
Species Merluccius gayi (Guichenot, 1848)
Species Merluccius hernandezi Mathews, 1985
Species Merluccius hubbsi Marini, 1933
Species Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Merluccius paradoxus Franca, 1960
Species Merluccius patagonicus Lloris & Matallanas, 2003
Species Merluccius peruanus Ginsburg, 1954
Species Merluccius polli Cadenat, 1950
Species Merluccius productus (Ayres, 1855)
Species Merluccius senegalensis Cadenat, 1950
Species Merluccius tasmanicus Matallanas & Lloris, 2006
Species Merluccius ambiguous Lowe, 1841 accepted as Gadella maraldi (Risso, 1810) (misspelling)
Species Merluccius ambiguus Lowe, 1841 accepted as Gadella maraldi (Risso, 1810)
Species Merluccius angusticeps Hildebrand, 1946 accepted as Merluccius angustimanus Garman, 1899 (misspelling)
Species Merluccius argentatus Günther, 1862 accepted as Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Merluccius cadenati Doutre, 1960 accepted as Merluccius polli Cadenat, 1950
Species Merluccius esculentus Risso, 1827 accepted as Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Merluccius linnei Malm, 1877 accepted as Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Merluccius magnoculus Ginsburg, 1954 accepted as Merluccius albidus (Mitchill, 1818)
Species Merluccius maraldi (Risso, 1810) accepted as Gadella maraldi (Risso, 1810)
Species Merluccius polylepis Ginsburg, 1954 accepted as Merluccius australis (Hutton, 1872)
Species Merluccius smiridus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Merluccius uraleptus Costa, 1846 accepted as Gadella maraldi (Risso, 1810)
Species Merluccius vulgaris Fleming, 1828 accepted as Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy. Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964
page(s): 25 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Merluccius Rafinesque, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125762 on 2024-11-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2006-09-25 06:54:45Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2010-03-03 08:41:16Z

changed

Dewitte, Elien

2013-03-11 13:25:43Z

checked

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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original description Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy. Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964
page(s): 25 [details]

original description (of Onus Rafinesque, 1810) Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy. Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964 [details]

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. 2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao. 314 p. [details]

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone]. , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

additional source Lloris, D.; Matallanas, J.; Oliver P. (2005). Hakes of the world (Family Merlucciidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of hake species known to date. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 2. Rome, FAO. 57p. 12 colour plates. [details]