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Monotypic taxon: Genus Polyacanthus Cuvier, 1829, nom. protect. (fish)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  Kuhl ex [G.] Cuvier, 1829, nom. protect.
Original name, rank & spelling:  Cuvier, [G.] 1829. Règne Anim. (ed. 2) 2: 227 ("Kuhl."); xj ("Polyacanthes."). ≡
Subsequent publication:  Cuvier, [G.] & Valenciennes, [A.] 1831. Hist. Nat. Poiss. 7, [Apr] 1831: 353 ("K. et V. H."). [G. Cuvier]. ≡

Attributes

Junior homonym (nom. illeg.: nom. praeocc.) [ICZN, 1999: Art. 55.3 (fam.: similar type gen.)] Ref: S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]. Nomencl. Zool.: [19 Dec 2008] ("non Kaup 1827").
Not Protected name (nom. protect.) [ICZN, 1999: Art. 23.9.2] Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021. Eschmeyer's Cat. Fish.: 11 Jun 2025 ("Preoccupied by ... Kaup 1827, which was not used as valid after 1899; therefore reversal of precedence according to ICZN Art. 23.9 in favour of ... Cuvier 1829.").

Homonyms

Senior homonym (unavailable): Polyacanthus (Genus) Kaup, 1827, nom. oblit. Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021: 11 Jun 2025 ("reversal of precedence according to ICZN Art. 23.9").
Junior homonym: Polyacanthus (Genus) Budde-Lund, 1909, nom. illeg. Ref: S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present: 9 Jul 2025.
Junior homonym: Polyacanthus (Genus) Laporte, 1832, nom. illeg. Ref: S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]: [19 Dec 2008]. [implicit]

Synonyms

Accepted name: Trichogaster (Genus) Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021: 11 Jun 2025.
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