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Taxon: Genus Opistognathus Cuvier, 1816 (fish)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation ([G.] Cuvier, 1817[1816])
Original name & spelling Cuvier, [G.] 1817[1816]. Règne Anim. [ed. 1] 2: 252 ("Les Opistognathes. (Cuv.)", "Opistognathus Sonnerati. Cuv."); x ("Opistognathes."). (sub [genus] "Blennius. L.").
Subsequent rank

Types

Type ofOpistognathidae (Family) Bonaparte, 1835 Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 351; [<13 Feb 2024]. [inferred]

Variants

Different spellingOpisthognathus (Genus) Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836

Synonyms

IncludingMerogymnoides (Genus) Whitley, 1966 Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021: 6 Feb 2024.
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