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Re‐establishment of the genus Monostichodus Vaillant 1886 ( C haraciformes, D istichodontidae)
Author(s) -
Musschoot T.,
Snoeks J.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/jfb.13218
Subject(s) - nomen nudum , biology , genus , synonym (taxonomy) , zoology , nomenclature , type (biology) , international code of zoological nomenclature , ecology , taxonomy (biology)
Pellegrin rejected the validity of Monostichodus elongatus , described by Vaillant and type species of the genus Monostichodus , based on the lack of a proper species description, and redescribed Vaillant's specimens as Hemistichodus vaillanti . After review of the relevant articles in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, however, no arguments were found to consider M. elongatus as a nomen nudum . This implies that Hemistichodus should be considered as a junior synonym of the genus Monostichodus , which includes three valid species: M. elongatus (with Hemistichodus vaillanti as a junior synonym), M. mesmaekersi and M. lootensi .