Aplochiton marinus

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
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Galaxiiformes
Family: Galaxiidae
Genus: Aplochiton
Species:
A. marinus
Binomial name
Aplochiton marinus
Eigenmann, 1928

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

  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2010). "Aplochiton marinus" in FishBase. April 2010 version.
  3. 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


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