Brevoortia tyrannus

Familia: Clupeidae
Subfamilia: Alosinae
Genus: Brevoortia
Species: Brevoortia tyrannus

Taxonavigation: Clupeoidei
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: Otomorpha Subcohors: Clupei Superordo: Clupeomorpha Ordo: Clupeiformes Subordo: Clupeoidei

Name

Brevoortia tyrannus (Latrobe, 1802)

No types known.

Type locality: Chesapeake Bay, northeastern U.S.A..

Etymology: The specific name was given after the absolute rulers of ancient Rome, the Tyranni, who forced food-tasters to test their food for poison. The author picked this name because he found in the type specimen a parasitic isopod, or fish louse, that lived in its mouth (see: The ETYFish Project).

Synonymy

Clupea tyrannus Latrobe, 1802
Clupea menhaden Mitchill, 1814
Clupea neglecta Rafinesque, 1818
Clupea carolinensis Gronow in Gray, 1854
Brevoortia tyrannus var. brevicaudata Goode, 1878
- Brevoortia tyrannus brevicaudata Goode, 1878
Clupea laccia Larrañaga, 1923
Clupea vigintiradiata Larrañaga, 1923

Vernacular names

English: Atlantic Menhaden

References

Latrobe, B.H. 1802. A drawing and description of the Clupea Tyrannus and Oniscus Prægustator. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 5(10): 77–81, Pl. 1. BHL