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Taxon: Genus Hypophthalmus Cuvier, 1829 (fish)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation [G.] Cuvier, 1829, gen. caelebs
Original name & rank Cuvier, [G.] 1829. Règne Anim. (ed. 2) 2: 293 (footnote 4: "Spix en fait son genre Hypophtalmus").
Original inclusion of species de Spix, J.B. & Agassiz, L. 1829. Pisc. Brasil. [1], [Jun] 1829: 9, 15. ("Spix.").
Subsequent spelling de Spix, J.B. & Agassiz, L. 1829. Pisc. Brasil. [1], [Jun] 1829: 9, 15. ("Spix.").
Source for the authorship Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W.N. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2021. Eschmeyer's Cat. Fish.: 20 May 2025 ("Cuvier 1829").

Attributes

Available genus-group name incl. only nominal species nom. nud. (gen. caelebs) [ICZN, 1999: Arts. 12, 67.2 (<1931)] Ref: S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present. Syst. Nat. 2000: 8 Jun 2025.

Types

Type ofHypophthalmidae (Family)
Type, by monotypyHypophthalmus edentatus Spix & Agassiz, 1829
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