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Taxon: Genus Orcynus Cuvier, 1816, nom. illeg. (fish) [unverified]
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation ([G.] Cuvier, 1817[1816]), nom. praeocc.
Original name & spelling Cuvier, [G.] 1817[1816]. Règne Anim. [ed. 1] 2: 314 ("Cuv."); xj ("Germons. C."). (sub [genus] "Scomber. L.").
Subsequent rank

Attributes

Junior homonym (nom. illeg.: nom. praeocc.) [ICZN] Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021. Eschmeyer's Cat. Fish.: 11 Jun 2025 ("preoccupied by ... Rafinesque 1815").

Variants

Subsequent spellingOrycnus (Genus) Gill, 1862, nom. illeg. Ref: S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]: [19 Dec 2008].

Synonyms

Accepted name (subjective)Thunnus (Genus) South, 1845 Ref: PBDB: 7 Aug 2021; ECoF(11 Jun 2025).
Replacement nameGermo (Genus) Jordan, 1888 Ref: S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]: [19 Dec 2008].
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