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WoRMS name details

Prionistius macellus Bean, 1884

To FishBase images (<i>Prionistius macellus</i>, Alaska, by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.)

To FishBase images (Prionistius macellus, Alaska, by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.)

AphiaID

320574 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:320574)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Triglops macellus (Bean, 1884)

Rank

Species

Parent

Prionistius Bean, 1884 accepted as Triglops Reinhardt, 1830

Original name

Prionistius macellus Bean, 1884

Environment

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

Original description

Bean, T. H. (1884). Notes on a collection of fishes made in 1882 and 1883 by Capt. Henry E. Nichols, U. S. N., in Alaska and British Columbia, with a description of a new genus and species, Prionistius macellus. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 6 (no. 387): 353-361. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Prionistius macellus Bean, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=320574 on 2025-04-06

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-02-28 13:41:07Z

created

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Bean, T. H. (1884). Notes on a collection of fishes made in 1882 and 1883 by Capt. Henry E. Nichols, U. S. N., in Alaska and British Columbia, with a description of a new genus and species, Prionistius macellus. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 6 (no. 387): 353-361. [details]

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]