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Mesites  Jenyns, 1842
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1181452

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Common Name(s):    
  Valid Name: Galaxias Cuvier, 1816
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: invalid - homonym and junior synonym   
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: unknown   
  Latest Record Review: 2022   
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Matthew E. Neilson  
  Notes: Fish Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey, 7920 NW 71st St, Gainesville, FL 32653   
  Reference for: Mesites    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes, 02-May-2022, website (version 02-May-22)  
  Acquired: 2022   
  Notes: Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & van der Laan, R. (eds) 2022. ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: GENERA, SPECIES, REFERENCES. (https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 05 May 2022   
  Reference for: Mesites   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Berra, Tim M. / Reis, Roberto E., Sven O. Kullander, and Carl J. Ferraris, Jr., eds.  
  Publication Date: 2003   
  Article/Chapter Title: Family Galaxiidae (Galaxiids)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Check list of the freshwater fishes of South and Central America   
  Page(s): 503-506   
  Publisher: EDIPURS   
  Publication Place: Porto Alegre, Brasil   
  ISBN/ISSN: 85-7430-361-5   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Mesites   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Jenyns, Leonard  
  Publication Date: 1842   
  Article/Chapter Title: Part IV: Fish   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R. N., during the years 1832 to 1836   
  Page(s): xvi + 172   
  Publisher: Smith, Elder, and Co.   
  Publication Place: London, UK   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes: Available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40300369   
  Reference for: original description   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): McDowall, Robert M.  
  Publication Date: 1970   
  Article/Chapter Title: The galaxiid fishes of New Zealand   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, vol. 139, no. 7   
  Page(s): 341-431   
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  Reference for: Mesites   
       

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 Comments
       
  Comment: Fish genus Mesites Jenyns, 1842 is a junior homonym of coleopteran genus Mesites Schoenherr 1838, replaced by Austrocobitis Ogilby 1899  
 

 

    

 
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