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Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801

AphiaID

126015 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126015)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Kyphosus bigibbus Lacepède, 1801

Parent

Kyphosinae Jordan, 1887

Synonymised names

Cridorsa Whitley, 1938 · unaccepted

Dorsuarius Lacepède, 1803 · unaccepted

Khyphosus · unaccepted (misspelling)

Kiphosus · unaccepted (misspelling)

Kyphosis · unaccepted (misspelling)

Pimelepterus Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted

Pimelopterus · unaccepted (misspelling)

Segutilum Whitley, 1931 · unaccepted

Xyster Lacepède, 1803 · unaccepted

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Species Kyphosus azureus (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)
Species Kyphosus bigibbus Lacepède, 1801
Species Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775)
Species Kyphosus cornelii (Whitley, 1944)
Species Kyphosus elegans (Peters, 1869)
Species Kyphosus gladius Knudsen & Clements, 2013
Species Kyphosus hawaiiensis Sakai & Nakabo, 2004
Species Kyphosus incisor (Cuvier, 1831)
Species Kyphosus lutescens (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
Species Kyphosus ocyurus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
Species Kyphosus pacificus Sakai & Nakabo, 2004
Species Kyphosus sandwicensis (Sauvage, 1880)
Species Kyphosus sectatrix (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Kyphosus sydneyanus (Günther, 1886)
Species Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Species Kyphosus analogus (Gill, 1862) accepted as Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Species Kyphosus atlanticus Sakai & Nakabo, 2014 accepted as Kyphosus sectatrix (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Kyphosus biggibus Lacepède, 1801 accepted as Kyphosus bigibbus Lacepède, 1801 (misspelling)
Species Kyphosus bleekeri Fowler, 1933 accepted as Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Species Kyphosus bosquii (Lacepède, 1802) accepted as Kyphosus bigibbus Lacepède, 1801
Species Kyphosus diemenensis Scott, 1971 accepted as Kyphosus sydneyanus (Günther, 1886) (synonym)
Species Kyphosus fuscus (Lacepède, 1803) accepted as Kyphosus bigibbus Lacepède, 1801
Species Kyphosus gibsoni Ogilby, 1912 accepted as Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Species Kyphosus indicus (Cuvier, 1831) accepted as Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775)
Species Kyphosus lembus (Cuvier, 1831) accepted as Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Species Kyphosus saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Kyphosus sectatrix (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling)
Species Kyphosus sectator (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Kyphosus sectatrix (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling)
Species Kyphosus tahmel (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775)
Species Kyphosus vaigensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) accepted as Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (misspelling)

Environment

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

Original description

Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126015 on 2024-11-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2006-09-13 06:47:38Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2013-01-04 15:09:25Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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original description Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34. [details]

original description (of Dorsuarius Lacepède, 1803) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1803). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Cinquieme. 5(1-21): i-lxviii + 1-803 + index., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6335629 [details]

original description (of Pimelepterus Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. chez Plassan: Paris, France. v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733 [details]

original description (of Xyster Lacepède, 1803) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1803). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Cinquieme. 5(1-21): i-lxviii + 1-803 + index., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6335629 [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 Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]