Opinion 2208 (Case 3372)
Brachyplatystoma Bleeker, 1862 (Osteichthyes, Siluriformes): precedence given over Piratinga Bleeker, 1858 and Piramutana Bleeker, 1858

doi:10.21805/bzn.v65i3.a8

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Abstract

The Commission has ruled that the generic name Brachyplatystoma Bleeker, 1862 for a genus of South American freshwater catfishes is conserved by giving it precedence over two senior subjective synonyms, Piratinga Bleeker, 1858 and Piramutana Bleeker, 1858.

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"Opinion 2208 (Case 3372)
Brachyplatystoma Bleeker, 1862 (Osteichthyes, Siluriformes): precedence given over Piratinga Bleeker, 1858 and Piramutana Bleeker, 1858," The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 65(3), 234-236, (1 September 2008). https://doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v65i3.a8

Published: 1 September 2008

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