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View Mode View All Pictures Species Micropogonias megalops (Gilbert 1890)    Micropogonias megalops was originally described as Micropogon megalops by Gilbert in 1890. It belongs to the family Sciaenidae. It is commonly known as Bigeye croaker but has many other common names such as Gulf croaker in USA (contiguous states), Berrugata in Mexico, Tambour à grand oeil in France, Corvina ojo grande in Spain, Bigeye croaker in United Kingdom. more common names It is found in Brackish and Salt water and its distribution is Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Honduras.   Species Species   Higher Taxa Higher Taxa   Original Original   Subspecies Subspecies   Current Current   General General   Name History Name History   Related Pages Related Pages   Species of this Genus Species of this Genus   Species   megalops AuthorWI   Gilbert [C. H.] AuthorNI   Gilbert Qualification   --- Year   1890 Status   Valid Class   Osteichthyes Osteichthyes Order   Acanthuriformes Acanthuriformes Family   Sciaenidae Subfamily   --- --- Genus   Micropogonias Subgenus   --- Class   Osteichthyes Order   Acanthuriformes Family   Sciaenidae Genus   Micropogonias Original Name   Micropogon         Taxon Name   megalops Original Combination   Micropogon megalops Original Genus   Micropogon Original Genus Species   Micropogon megalops OriginalSubGenus   Micropogon Original Author   Gilbert Original AuthorWI   Gilbert [C. H.] Original Qualification   --- Original Year   1890 Original Family   Sciaenidae Original SubFamily   --- Original Level   species Type Locality   Gulf of California, Mexico, 30°47'00"N, 113°13'00"W, Albatross station 3021, depth 14 fathoms. Primary Code   --- Page   64 SubSpecies AuthorWI --- Qualification SS --- Original QualificationSS --- Current Subspecies AuthorWI --- Current Genus Species Micropogonias megalops Current Species   megalops Current Genus Micropogonias Current AuthorWI Gilbert [C. H.] Current AuthorNI   Gilbert Current Year   1890 Current Family Sciaenidae Current Subfamily --- --- Habitat benthopelagic         Water Brackish and Salt water     Distribution Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Honduras. Current Summary   Valid as Micropogonias megalops  (Gilbert 1890). Sciaenidae.   Name History   • Valid as Micropogonias megalops  (Gilbert 1890) -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:163 [ref. 22193], Chao in Fischer et al. 1995:1480 [ref. 22830], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:368 [ref. 24550], Fuller et al. 1999:408 [ref. 25838], Nelson et al. 2004:148 [ref. 27807], Minckley & Marsh 2009:302 [ref. 31114]). Common Names  Common Names Picture  Picture Places  Places Hierarchy  Hierarchy Pictures  Pictures First Publication  First Publication Collections Species Links  Species Links Name Combinations  Name Combinations References  References Page 1 of 1 (11 items). Click on a column heading to sort data. [1] Page size: 25 50 100 Drag a column header here to group by that column Species   Genus Species   Authorship   Status   altipinnis Micropogonias altipinnis (Günther [A.] 1864) Valid argenteus Micropogonias argenteus (Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830) Synonym costatus Micropogonias costatus (Mitchill [S. L.] 1815) Synonym croker Micropogonias croker (Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802) Synonym ectenes Micropogonias ectenes (Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882) Valid fasciatus Micropogonias fasciatus (de Buen [F.] 1961) Valid furnieri Micropogonias furnieri (Desmarest [A. G.] 1823) Valid manni Micropogonias manni (Moreno [C.] 1970) Synonym opercularis Micropogonias opercularis (Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1825) Valid undulatus Micropogonias undulatus (Linnaeus [C.] 1766) Valid woodwardi Micropogonias woodwardi (Fowler [H. W.] 1937) Synonym Begins with Contains Doesn't contain Ends with Equals Doesn't equal Is less than Is less than or equal to Is greater than Is greater than or equal to Like ('%', '_') Page 1 of 1 (11 items). Click on a column heading to sort data. [1] Page size: 25 50 100 Create Filter   Loading…