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Opsanus

Description

Opsanus is a genus of toadfishes found in the western Atlantic Ocean. It currently has six recognised species, with the latest one described in 2005.


From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opsanus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)2350904https://www.gbif.org/species/2350904
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)83226https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=83226
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Batrachoidiformes : Batrachoididae : Opsanus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Batrachoidiformes : Batrachoididae : Opsanus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii
classActinopteri
subclassNeopterygii
-TeleosteomorphaArratia et al. 2004
-Teleostei
-Osteoglossocephalai
-ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
-Euteleosteomorpha
-NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
-Eurypterygia
-Ctenosquamata
-Acanthomorphata
-Euacanthomorphacea
-Percomorphaceae
-Batrachoidimorpharia
orderBatrachoidiformes
familyBatrachoididae
genusOpsanusRafinesque 1818
Scientific NameOpsanus Rafinesque, 1818
Name Published InRafinesque, Constantine S. 1818. Description of two new genera of North American fishes, Opsanus, and Notropis. American Monthly Magazine and Critical Revue 2(3): 203-204.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Opsanusgenusbelongs to Batrachoididaestated without evidencePurdy et al., 2001
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance5.33 - 3.60 Ma
Neogene
Environmentmarine (based on Vertebrata)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Batrachoidiformes)
Dietcarnivore (based on Batrachoidiformes)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)R. W. Purdy, V. P. Schneider, and S. P. Applegate, J. H. McLellan, R. L. Meyer, B. H. Slaughter. 2001. The Neogene sharks, rays, and bony fishes from Lee Creek Mine, Aurora, North Carolina. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 90:71-202
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opsanus

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Gadus tao
species		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Opsanus beta
species		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Opsanus dichrostomus
species		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Opsanus pardus
species		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Opsanus phobetron
species		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Opsanus tao
species		listed (PBDB)
Opsanus tau
species		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1818Opsanus Rafinesque
2001Opsanus Purdy et al. p. 165
2018Opsanus Carnevale and Godfrey p. 171

References

Purdy R. W., Schneider V. P., et al (2001) The Neogene sharks, rays, and bony fishes from Lee Creek Mine, Aurora, North Carolina, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 90, 71-202
Carnevale G., Godfrey S. J. (2018) Miocene Bony Fishes of the Calvert, Choptank, St. Marys, and Eastover Formations, Chesapeake Group, Maryland and Virginia, Smithsonian Contribution to Paleobiology, 161-212
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2019). Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2019. - via World Register of Marine Species
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2019). - via World Register of Marine Species
Eschmeyer online (Jun 2012) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998, PaleoDB - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Amer. month. Mag., 2 (3) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
FishBase - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Eschmeyer, William N., 1990: null. Genera of Recent Fishes. iii + 697. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Nelson, Joseph S., 1994: null. Fishes of the World, Third Edition. xvii + 600. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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