Monocentris japonica

Monocentris japonica

Taxonavigation

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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Chordata Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Series: Percomorpha
Ordo: Beryciformes
Subordo: Trachichthyoidei
Familia: Monocentridae
Genus: Monocentris
Species: Monocentris japonica

Name

Monocentris japonica (Houttuyn, 1782)

Synonyms

• senior synonym
  • Gasterosteus japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782)
• junior synonym
  • Monocentris cataphracta (Thunberg, 1790)
  • Sciaena japonica cataphracta (Thunberg, 1790)
  • Monocentris carinata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
• misspellings of the species names (that must not be used)
  • Monocentris japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782)
  • Monocentrus japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782)

References

• Monocentris japonica in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & D. Pauly (eds) (2012). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, version 02/2012.

Vernacular names

English: Japanese Pinecone-fish
日本語: マツカサウオ
Polski: szysznik japoński
中文: 松毬魚(松球魚)

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