Aplochiton marinus is a species of fish in the family Galaxiidae. It is an amphidromous fish migrating between ocean and fresh water.[2]
Aplochiton marinus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Galaxiiformes |
Family: | Galaxiidae |
Genus: | Aplochiton |
Species: | A. marinus
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Binomial name | |
Aplochiton marinus Eigenmann, 1928
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A. marinus is endemic to Chile.[2] The species has previously been synonymised with A. taeniatus[1] but was confirmed as a full, valid species in 2013.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Cussac, V. (2022). "Aplochiton marinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T1866A176549381. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T1866A176549381.en. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aplochiton marinus". FishBase. April 2010 version.
- ^ Alò, D., C. Correa, C. Arias and L. Cárdenas, 2013. Diversity of Aplochiton fishes (Galaxiidea) and the taxonomic resurrection of A. marinus. PLoS ONE 8(8)(e71577):1-11