Catalog of Fishes W.N. Eschmeyer California Academy of Sciences Revised version of December 2001 |
Class: | Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) | FishBase | |||||
Order: | Gadiformes | ||||||
Family: | Lotidae | ||||||
Genus: | Molva Gender: feminine | CAS GEN No: 1096 | |||||
Author: | Lesueur , 1819 | p.: 159 | CAS REF No: 12573 | ||||
Type: | Gadus molva Linnaeus , 1758 | ||||||
Comments: | Text somewhat unclear; if *Gadus molva* was included on p. 160, then type is by absolute tautonymy. Also spelled *Molvia* and *Molua* in early literature. Valid as *Molva* Lesueur 1819 -- (Svetovidov 1973:313 [ref. 7169], Fahay & Markle 1984:266 [ref. 13653], Svetovidov in Whitehead et al. 1986:702 [ref. 13676], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:63 [ref. 18936]). | ||||||
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Current Genus: | Molva Lesueur 1819 Show current species | ||||||
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