Basilichthys

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Atherinopsoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Atherinomorphae Ordo: Atheriniformes Subordo: Atherinopsoidei

Familia: Atherinopsidae
Subfamilia: Atherinopsinae
Genus: Basilichthys
Species: B. archaeus – B. australis – B. microlepidotus – B. semotilus

Name

Basilichthys Girard, 1855

Gender: masculine

Type species: Atherina microlepidota Jenyns, 1841, by subsequent designation, first designated by Fowler, 1903.

Synonyms

• Gastropterus Cope, 1878
• Pisciregia Abbott, 1899
• Protistius Cope, 1874

References

• Girard, C.F. 1855. Abstract of a report to Lieut. Jas. M. Gilliss, U. S. N., upon the fishes collected during the U. S. N. Astronomical Expedition to Chili. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 7: 197–199.

Links

• Basilichthys – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).