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Grammonoides opisthodon  (Smith, 1934)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 165155

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Common Name(s): bighead brotula [English]
  
  Valid Name: Grammonus robustus Smith and Radcliffe in Radcliffe, 1913
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: invalid - junior synonym   
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: William N. Eschmeyer  
  Notes: Senior Curator and Chairman, Department of Ichthyology, California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118-4599, USA   
  Reference for: Grammonoides opisthodon    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Catalog of Fishes, 10-Nov-2004, website (version 08-Nov-04)  
  Acquired: 2004   
  Notes: http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/   
  Reference for: Grammonoides opisthodon   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Grammonoides opisthodon   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Nielsen, Jørgen G., Daniel M. Cohen, Douglas F. Markle, and C. Richard Robins  
  Publication Date: 1999   
  Article/Chapter Title: Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes): An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 18   
  Page(s): xi + 178   
  Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations   
  Publication Place: Rome, Italy   
  ISBN/ISSN: 92-5-104375-2, 0014-5602  
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Grammonoides opisthodon   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Shiino, Sueo M.  
  Publication Date: 1976   
  Article/Chapter Title: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4   
  Page(s): 262   
  Publisher: Shima Marineland   
  Publication Place: Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0385-1109   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Grammonoides opisthodon, bighead brotula [English]   
       

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 Comments
       
  Comment: Nielsen et al. (1999) state that "G. opisthodon Smith, 1934 [is] possibly a junior synonym of G. robustus"  
 

 

    

 
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