Plecoglossus altivelis

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Protacanthopterygii
Ordo: Osmeriformes
Superfamilia: Osmeroidea
Familia: Osmeridae
Subfamilia: Plecoglossinae
Genus: Plecoglossus
Species: Plecoglossus altivelis
Subspecies: P. a. altivelis - P. a. chinensis - P. a. ryukyuensis

[edit] Name

Plecoglossus altivelis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

[edit] Synonyms

• Salmo altivelis Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
• Plecoglossus altevalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

[edit] References

• Plecoglossus altivelis Report on ITIS
• Joseph S. Nelson: Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, 2006. ISBN 0-471-25031-7.
• Nishida, M. 1988. A new subspecies of ayu, Plecoglossus altivelis, (Plecoglossidae) from the Ryukyu Islands. Jpn J Ichthyol 35:236–242.
• Shan, X.-J. , Y.-F. Wu, and B. Kang, 2005, Morphological comparison between Chinese ayu and Japanese ayu and establishment of Plecoglossus altivelis chinensis Wu & Shan subsp. nov. Journal of Ocean University of China v. 4 (no. 1): 61-66.

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