IRMNG - Pythonichthys Poey, 1868

IRMNG taxon details

Pythonichthys Poey, 1868

IRMNG_ID

1203934 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1203934)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Heterenchelyidae Regan, 1912

Synonymised names

Heterenchelys Regan, 1912 · unaccepted

Direct children (4)

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Species Pythonichthys asodes Rosenblatt & Rubinoff, 1972
Species Pythonichthys macrurus (Regan, 1912)
Species Pythonichthys microphthalmus (Regan, 1912)
Species Pythonichthys sanguineus Poey, 1868

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Poey, F. (1868). Synopsis piscium cubensium, pp. 279-484 in: Poey, F. (ed.), Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba. Tomo 2. Barcina y Comp., Habana. 484 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30049893
page(s): 264 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Authority given in Nomen. Zool. as Poey, 1867.

Taxonomic remark Authority given in Nomen. Zool. as Poey, 1867. [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Pythonichthys Poey, 1868. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1203934 on 2024-04-23

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-20 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2016-11-22 11:10:04Z

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original description Poey, F. (1868). Synopsis piscium cubensium, pp. 279-484 in: Poey, F. (ed.), Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba. Tomo 2. Barcina y Comp., Habana. 484 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30049893
page(s): 264 [details]

basis of record SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [details]

basis of record Nomenclator Zoologicus (auth. adjusted as per Eschmeyer) [details]

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

verified source for family Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

current name source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

extant flag source SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [details]

habitat flag source FishBase [details]

original description (of Heterenchelys Regan, 1912) Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (8) 10
page(s): 323 [details]

From other sources

Descriptive info From FishBase: Marine. FishBase flag: All Marine. [details]

Taxonomic remark Authority given in Nomen. Zool. as Poey, 1867. [details]

Type species as cited Pythonichthys sanguineus Poey 1868 [details]

To WoRMS
To WoRMS (from synonym Heterenchelys Regan, 1912)