Journal article
On the identity of Catesby's fish in armour, “Cataphractus Americanus” (Siluriformes: Doradidae)
Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, v 163(1), pp 119-132
Mar 2014
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Abstract
In the Appendix to his classic two-volume work, “The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands…”, Mark Catesby (1747:19, Pl. 19) described and illustrated the doradid catfish “Cataphractus Americanus”. The names “Cataphractus” and “Cataphractus Americanus” are not available from pre- and post-Linnaean editions of Catesby's work (i.e., Catesby, 1747; 1754; 1771) including Edwards' (1771b) Catalogue appended to the third edition. Linnaeus (1758), however, cited Catesby's “Cataphractus Americanus” in his description of Silurus cataphractus, a species currently valid in AcanthodorasBleeker 1862. Based on this study of Catesby's original description and illustration, his “Cataphractus Americanus” is newly assigned to PlatydorasBleeker 1862, rendering polytypic the type series of Silurus cataphractus Linneaus 1758. Consequently, BMNH 1853.11.12.193 [ex. Museo Gronovii] is here designated the lectotype of Silurus cataphractus Linneaus 1758, and its objective synonyms Cataphractus americanusBloch & Schneider 1801, and Cataphractus americanusLacépède 1803.
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- Title
- On the identity of Catesby's fish in armour, “Cataphractus Americanus” (Siluriformes: Doradidae)
- Creators
- Mark H. Sabaj Pérez - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, v 163(1), pp 119-132
- Publisher
- Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
- Number of pages
- 14
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000334898000007
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84900338977
- Other Identifier
- 991019335509204721
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