Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Czech:
Gizán řecký
Common Names in English:
docked snailfish, Ghizáni
Common Names in German:
Goldrücken Moderlieschen, Griechisches Moderlieschen, Rhodos Moderlieschen, Türkisches Moderlieschen
Common Names in Greek:
Ghizáni, Gizani, Γκιζάνι
Common Names in Greek, Modern (1453):
Ghizáni, Gizani, Γκιζάνι
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
伟雀鱼, 偉雀魚, 拉迪赤梢魚, 拉迪赤梢鱼
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
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- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
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- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
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- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
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- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
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- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
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- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
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- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
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- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
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)
- Huxley, 1880
- Class:
Actinopterygii
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)
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
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- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
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)
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
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)
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
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- Order:
Perciformes
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- Suborder:
Percoidei
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- Family:
Lethrinidae
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- Genus:
Lethrinus
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- Cuvier, 1829
- Specific name:
xanthopterus
- Gianferrari, 1927
- Scientific name: - Lethrinus olivaceus Valenciennes, 1830 Gianferrari, 1927
- Specific name:
xanthopterus
- Gianferrari, 1927
- Genus:
Lethrinus
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- Family:
Lethrinidae
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- Suborder:
Percoidei
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- Order:
Perciformes
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- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
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- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
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- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
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- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
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- Class:
Actinopterygii
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- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
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- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
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- Branch:
Deuterostomia
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- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
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- Kingdom:
Animalia
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Synonyms
Ladigesocypris ghigii • Ladigesocypris ghigii (Gianferrari, 1927) • Lethotremus muticus • Lethotremus muticus Gilbert, 1895 • Lethotremus muticus Gilbert, 1896 • Lethrinus longirostris Playfair • Lethrinus rostratus specificus Borodin • Lethrinus rostratus Valenciennes • Lethrinus waigiensis Valenciennes
Similar Species
Members of the genus Lethrinus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 37 species and subspecies in this genus:
L. amboinensis (Ambon Emperor) · L. atkinsoni (Pacific Yellowtail Emperor) · L. atlanticus (Atlantic Electric Ray) · L. borbonicus (Snubnose Emperor) · L. chrysostomus (Redmouthed Emperor) · L. cocosensis (Smith's Pigface Bream) · L. conchyliatus (Smith's Pigface Bream) · L. crocineus (Yellowtail Damselfish) · L. enigmaticus (Blackened Butterflyfish) · L. erythracanthus (Yellow-Spotted Chromis) · L. erythropterus (Tail-Saddled Emperor) · L. flavescens (Redfinned Emperor) · L. genivittatus (Lancer) · L. haematopterus (Japanese Scavenger) · L. harak (Black-Blotch Emperor) · L. haematopterus (Yelowspotted Emperor) · L. laticaudis (Brown Kelp-Fish) · L. lentjan (Bridled Pigface-Bream) · L. mahsena (Cutthroat Emperor) · L. mahseng (Kafue Killifish) · L. microdon (Longface Emperor) · L. miniatus (Emperor) · L. nebulosus (Blue Emperor) · L. nematacanthus (Lancer) · L. obsoletus (Orange Striped Emperor) · L. olivaceus (Pig Face Bream Emperor) · L. ornatus (Yellow-Striped Emperor) · L. punctulatus (Australian Devilray) · L. ramak (Yellowbanded Pigface Bream) · L. ravus (Drab Emperor) · L. reticulatus (Redsnout Emperor) · L. rubrioperculatus (Scarlet-Cheek Emperor) · L. semicinctus (Black Blotch Emperor) · L. striatus (Klunzinger's Emperor) · L. variegatus (Scavenger) · L. xanthochilus (Klunzinger´s Emperor) · L. olivaceus (Docked Snailfish)
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Further Reading
- Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries. Washington, D.C.: Govt. Print. Off., 1905-1950. url p. 270.
- The fishes of Samoa. Description of the species found in the Archipelago, with a provisional check-list of the fishes of Oceania. [By David Starr Jordan and Alvin Seale]. .. 1906 Washington, Government print off., 1906. url p. 270.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 159347
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1922201
