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View Mode Genus Malopterus Valenciennes 1839   Genus Genus   Hierarchy Hierarchy   Original Genus Original Genus   Current Genus Current Genus   Name History Name History   Genus   Malopterus AuthorWI   Valenciennes [A.] AuthorNI   Valenciennes Qualification   in Cuvier & Valenciennes Year   1839 Status   Spelling Gender   --- Class   Osteichthyes Order   Labriformes Family   Labridae Subfamily   --- Tribe   --- Original Genus   Malopterus Original AuthorWI   Valenciennes [A.] Original AuthorNI   Valenciennes Original Qualification   in Cuvier & Valenciennes Original Family   Labridae Original Sub Family   --- --- Original Year   1839 Gender   --- Type Species   Malapterus reticulatus Type Species AuthorWI   Valenciennes [A.] Type Species AuthorNI   Valenciennes Type Species Qualification   in Cuvier & Valenciennes Type Species Year   1839 Type Designation   --- Current Genus   Malapterus Current AuthorWI   Valenciennes [A.] Current AuthorNI   Valenciennes Current Year   1839 Current Family   Labridae Current Summary   Valid as Malapterus  Valenciennes 1839. Labridae.   Name History   added by DAP All data was obtained from Species Table and should be checked before using. It is included as a guide only. DAP Done to tie in with Valid 'Genus Species' combinations where the Genus did not exist in Eschmeyer DataBase Malapterus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:355 [ref. 1007]. Masc. Malapterus reticulatus Valenciennes 1839. Type by monotypy. Not preoccupied by Malapterus Jarocki 1822 (an incorrect subsequent spelling of Malapterurus Lacepède 1803 and on Official Index). Hospilabrus Whitley is an unneeded replacement. Unjustifiably emended to Malacopterus by Günther 1862 [itself preoccupied by Audinet-Serville 1834 in Coleoptera]. •Valid as Malapterus Valenciennes 1839 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:30 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Valid as Malapterus Valenciennes 1839. Labridae. Loading…