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Monotypic taxon: Genus Aspredo Scopoli, 1777 (fish)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  L.T. Gronovius, 1763 ex J.A. Scopoli, 1777, gen. caelebs
Unavailable original name, rank & spelling:  Gronovius, L.T. 1763. Zoophyl. (fasc. 1): 102.
Original name, rank & spelling:  Scopoli, I.A. 1777. Intr. Hist. Nat.: 453 ("Gronov."). ≡
Subsequent publication:  Cuvier, [G.] 1817[1816]. Règne Anim. [ed. 1] 2: 208 ("Lin."). ≡

Attributes

Available genus-group name without included nominal species ([gen. caelebs]) [ICZN, 1999: Arts. 12, 67.2.2 (<1931)] Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021. Eschmeyer's Cat. Fish.: 20 May 2025 ("Appeared without species").

Types

Type of: Aspredinidae (Family) Adams, 1854 Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021: 20 May 2025; 4 Jun 2025. [inferred]
Type of: Aspredininae (Subfamily) Adams, 1854 Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021: 20 May 2025; 4 Jun 2025. [inferred]
Type, by absolute tautonymy: Aspredo aspredo (C. Linnaeus, 1758)

Variants

Pre-starting point name: Aspredo (Genus) nom. inval. Ref: S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present: [<4 Jun 2025].
Unavailable name: Aspredo (Genus) Gronovius, 1763, nom. inval. Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 2004-2016: 4 Jan 2013.

Homonyms

Junior homonym: Aspredo (Genus) Swainson, 1838, nom. illeg. Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 2004-2016: 4 Jan 2013.
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