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Taxon: Genus Merlangus Rafinesque, 1810, nom. illeg. (fish)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  C.S. Rafinesque Schmaltz, 1810, nom. nov. superfl.
Subsequent name (orig. rank & spell.):  Rafinesque Schmaltz, C.S. 1810b. Indice Ittiol. Sicil.: 67 ("In vece di Onus, Sp. 30. leggete Merlangus."). ≡

Attributes

Unnecessary replacement name (nom. illeg.: nom. nov. superfl.) [ICZN, 1999: Art. 10.6] Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 2004-2016. Cat. Fish. (on-line): 7 Jun 2012.
New replacement name (: nom. nov.) [ICZN] Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021. Eschmeyer's Cat. Fish.: 10 Oct 2025 ("replacement name").

Types

Type: Gadus merluccius Linnaeus, 1758 Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 2004-2016: 7 Jun 2012.
Type: Merlangus riali Rafinesque, 1810, nom. illeg., comb. illeg. Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 2004-2016: 7 Jun 2012. [implicit]

Homonyms

Junior homonym: Merlangus (Genus) Oken, 1817, nom. illeg. Ref: S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]: [19 Dec 2008].

Synonyms

Accepted name (objective): Merluccius (Genus) Rafinesque, 1810 Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021: 10 Oct 2025.
Replaced synonym: Merluccius (Genus) Rafinesque, 1810 Ref: C.S. Rafinesque Schmaltz, 1810b: 12, 67. [new] [implicit]
Replaced synonym: Onus (Genus) Rafinesque, 1810, nom. inval. Ref: C.S. Rafinesque Schmaltz, 1810b: 67. [new]
Senior objective synonym: Merluccius (Genus) Rafinesque, 1810 Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 2004-2016: 7 Jun 2012.
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