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WoRMS taxon details

Pomacanthus Lacepède, 1802

AphiaID

159286 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159286)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Pomacanthidae Jordan & Evermann, 1898

Synonymised names

Arusetta Fraser-Brunner, 1933 · unaccepted (synonym)

Euxiphipops Fraser-Brunner, 1934 · unaccepted

Pomacanthops Smith, 1955 · unaccepted (synonym)

Direct children (27)

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Species Pomacanthus annularis (Bloch, 1787)
Species Pomacanthus arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Pomacanthus asfur (Forsskål, 1775)
Species Pomacanthus chrysurus (Cuvier, 1831)
Species Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787)
Species Pomacanthus maculosus (Forsskål, 1775)
Species Pomacanthus navarchus (Cuvier, 1831)
Species Pomacanthus paru (Bloch, 1787)
Species Pomacanthus rhomboides (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
Species Pomacanthus semicirculatus (Cuvier, 1831)
Species Pomacanthus sexstriatus (Cuvier, 1831)
Species Pomacanthus xanthometopon (Bleeker, 1853)
Species Pomacanthus zonipectus (Gill, 1862)
Species Pomacanthus aureus (Bloch, 1787) accepted as Pomacanthus paru (Bloch, 1787)
Species Pomacanthus baltcatus Cuvier, 1831 accepted as Pomacanthus arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling)
Species Pomacanthus balteatus Cuvier, 1831 accepted as Pomacanthus arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior synonym)
Species Pomacanthus cingulatus Cuvier, 1831 accepted as Pomacanthus arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Pomacanthus cinquecinctus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Pomacanthus arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling)
Species Pomacanthus filamentosus Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775
Species Pomacanthus heraldi (Woods & Schultz, 1953) accepted as Centropyge heraldi Woods & Schultz, 1953
Species Pomacanthus imperatur (Bloch, 1787) accepted as Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Pomacanthus nicobariensis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787)
Species Pomacanthus semicircularis (Cuvier, 1831) accepted as Pomacanthus semicirculatus (Cuvier, 1831) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Pomacanthus sextriatus (Cuvier, 1831) accepted as Pomacanthus sexstriatus (Cuvier, 1831) (misspelling)
Species Pomacanthus striatus (Rüppell, 1836) accepted as Pomacanthus maculosus (Forsskål, 1775)
Species Pomacanthus tricolor (Bloch, 1795) accepted as Holacanthus tricolor (Bloch, 1795)
Species Pomacanthus xanthurus (Bennett, 1833) accepted as Apolemichthys xanthurus (Bennett, 1833)

Environment

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

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Pomacanthus Lacepède, 1802. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159286 on 2024-11-06

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-05-27 09:47:05Z

created

Appeltans, Ward

2006-09-27 07:06:07Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2013-03-11 14:35:28Z

checked

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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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 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]