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Saccopharynx Mitchill, 1824 (Osteichthyes, Saccopharyngiformes): proposed conservation

1988; International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature; Volume: 45; Linguagem: Inglês

10.5962/bhl.part.628

ISSN

2057-0570

Autores

William N. Eschmeyer, C. Richard Robins,

Tópico(s)

Ichthyology and Marine Biology

Resumo

The purpose of this application is to conserve the generic name Saccopharynx Mitchill, 1824, fora widely-known genus of gulper eels.It was technically proposed as a replacement name for Stylephorus Shaw, 1791, but has been recognised as valid and distinct from Stylephorus for more than 150 years.

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