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Plecoglossus altivelis  (Temminck and Schlegel, 1846)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 162027

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Plecoglossus altivelis ryukyuensis Nishida, 1988
  
    Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis (Temminck and Schlegel, 1846)
  
    Salmo altivelis Temminck and Schlegel, 1846
  
    Plecoglossus altivelis chinensis Wu and Shan in Shan, Wu and Kang, 2005
  
  Common Name(s): ayu [English]
  
    sweetfish [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassActinopterygii  – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées  
                      ClassTeleostei   
                         SuperorderProtacanthopterygii   
                            OrderOsmeriformes  – argentines, éperlans, argentines, smelts  
                               SuborderOsmeroidei   
                                  SuperfamilyOsmeroidea   
                                     FamilyPlecoglossidae Bleeker, 1859 – ayu fishes  
                                        GenusPlecoglossus Temminck and Schlegel, 1846 – ayu  
                                           SpeciesPlecoglossus altivelis (Temminck and Schlegel, 1846) – ayu, sweetfish  
       

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  Source: Catalog of Fishes, 17-Mar-2003, website (version 13-Mar-03)  
  Acquired: 2003   
  Notes: http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/   
  Reference for: Plecoglossus altivelis   
       
  Source: Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes, 13-Jan-2026, website (version 13-Jan-26)  
  Acquired: 2026   
  Notes: Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & van der Laan, R. (eds) 2026. ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: GENERA, SPECIES, REFERENCES. (https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 16 Jan 2026   
  Reference for: Plecoglossus altivelis   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Plecoglossus altivelis   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Shiino, Sueo M.  
  Publication Date: 1976   
  Article/Chapter Title: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4   
  Page(s): 262   
  Publisher: Shima Marineland   
  Publication Place: Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0385-1109   
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  Reference for: Plecoglossus altivelis   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Temminck, C. J., and H. Schlegel / Siebold, P. F. de, ed.  
  Publication Date: 1846   
  Article/Chapter Title: Pisces   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Fauna Japonica, sive description animalium quae in itinere per Japoniam ... suscepto annis 1823-1830 collegit, notis, observationibus et adumbrationibus illustravit Ph. Fr. de Siebold, vol. 2, parts 10-14   
  Page(s): 173-269   
  Publisher: A. Arnz et soc.   
  Publication Place: Leiden, Germany   
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  Notes: Available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53641367   
  Reference for: original description   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Southern Asia  
       
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