IRMNG - Erythrinus Scopoli, 1777

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Erythrinus Scopoli, 1777

IRMNG_ID

1374218 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1374218)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Erythrinidae Valenciennes, 1847

Synonymised names

Eritrinus Jordan & Evermann, 1917 · unaccepted

Erythrichthys Bonaparte, 1831 · unaccepted (synonym)

Erythricthys Swainson, 1838 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

Erythrinus Gronow, 1763 · unaccepted

Hetererythrinus Günther, 1864 · unaccepted

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Species Erythrinus erythrinus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Erythrinus kessleri Steindachner, 1877
Species Erythrinus balteatus Günther, 1864 accepted as Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
Species Erythrinus brasiliensis Spix & Agassiz, 1829 accepted as Hoplias brasiliensis (Agassiz, 1829)
Species Erythrinus brevicauda Günther, 1864 accepted as Erythrinus erythrinus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Erythrinus cinereus Gill, 1858 accepted as Hoplerythrinus cinereus (Gill, 1858)
Species Erythrinus gronovii Valenciennes, 1847 accepted as Hoplerythrinus gronovii (Valenciennes, 1847)
Species Erythrinus longipinnis Günther, 1864 accepted as Erythrinus erythrinus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Erythrinus macrodon Spix & Agassiz, 1829 accepted as Hoplias malabaricus (Bloch, 1794)
Species Erythrinus microcephalus Agassiz, 1829 accepted as Hoplias microcephalus (Agassiz, 1829)
Species Erythrinus salmoneus Gray, 1854 accepted as Erythrinus erythrinus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Erythrinus salvus Agassiz, 1829 accepted as Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
Species Erythrinus trahira Spix, 1829 accepted as Hoplias malabaricus (Bloch, 1794)
Species Erythrinus unitaeniatus Spix & Agassiz, 1829 accepted as Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
Species Erythrinus vittatus Valenciennes, 1847 accepted as Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Scopoli, I.A. (1777). Introductio ad historiam naturalem sistens genera lapidum, plantarum, et animalium hactenus detecta, caracteribus essentialibus donata, in tribus divisa, subinde ad leges naturae. Wolfgang Gerle, Pragae; 540 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/42076
page(s): 449 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Appeared without species. Misspelled Eritrinus by Jordan 1917. (Eschmeyer).

Taxonomic remark Appeared without species. Misspelled Eritrinus by Jordan 1917. (Eschmeyer). [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Erythrinus Scopoli, 1777. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1374218 on 2026-09-20

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2016-11-22 11:10:04Z

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original description Scopoli, I.A. (1777). Introductio ad historiam naturalem sistens genera lapidum, plantarum, et animalium hactenus detecta, caracteribus essentialibus donata, in tribus divisa, subinde ad leges naturae. Wolfgang Gerle, Pragae; 540 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/42076
page(s): 449 [details]

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

basis of record SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [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]

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [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]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [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 Erythrichthys Bonaparte, 1831) Bonaparte, C.L. (1831). Saggio di una distribuzione metodica degli animali vertebrati a sangue freddo. Prospetto del sistema generale di Ittiologia. <em>Giornale Arcadico di Scienze Lettere ed Arti.</em> 52: 129-189., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10035916
page(s): 182 [details]

original description (of Hetererythrinus Günther, 1864) Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., 5
page(s): 283 [details]

original description (of Erythricthys Swainson, 1838) Hist. Classif. Fish, 1
page(s): 90 [details]

original description (of Eritrinus Jordan & Evermann, 1917) Publ. Stanford Univ., Univ. Ser., [27
page(s): 72 [details]

original description (of Erythrinus Gronow, 1763) Zooph., 1
page(s): 114 [details]

Unreviewed

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

Taxonomic remark Appeared without species. Misspelled Eritrinus by Jordan 1917. (Eschmeyer). [details]

Type species as cited Synodus erythrinus Bloch & Schneider 1801 [details]

To WoRMS (from synonym Erythrichthys Bonaparte, 1831)
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