Aplochiton marinus

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

Aplochiton marinus is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Galaxiidae. It is an amphidromous fish migrating between ocean and fresh water.[2]

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.). "Aplochiton marinus". 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