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Selene brownii  (Cuvier, 1816)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 641993

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Selene browni Spix and Agassiz, 1831
  
    Vomer brownii Cuvier, 1816
  
    Vomer columbiensis Guichenot, 1866
  
    Vomer cubae Guichenot, 1866
  
    Vomer dominicensis Guichenot, 1866
  
    Vomer martinicensis Guichenot, 1866
  
    Vomer sanctaemarthae Guichenot, 1866
  
    Vomer sanctipetri Guichenot, 1866
  
    Platysomus spixii Swainson, 1839
  
  Common Name(s): Caribbean Moonfish [English]
  
    jorobado luna [Spanish]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  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   
                         SuperorderAcanthopterygii   
                            OrderPerciformes  – perch-like fishes  
                               SuborderPercoidei   
                                  FamilyCarangidae Rafinesque, 1815 – jacks, pompanos, carangues, pampanos, saurels, jureles y pámpanos  
                                     SubfamilyCaranginae Rafinesque, 1815  
                                        GenusSelene Lacepède, 1802 – moonfishes  
                                           SpeciesSelene brownii (Cuvier, 1816) – Caribbean Moonfish, jorobado luna  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Howard L. Jelks  
  Notes: Retired Research Fish Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey, 7920 N.W. 71st Street, Gainesville, Florida 32653   
  Reference for: Selene brownii    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes, 2-Apr-2024, website (version 2-Apr-2024)  
  Acquired: 2024   
  Notes: Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & van der Laan, R. (eds) 2024. ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: GENERA, SPECIES, REFERENCES. (https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 02 Apr 2024   
  Reference for: Selene brownii   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds.  
  Publication Date: 2004   
  Article/Chapter Title: Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29   
  Page(s): ix + 386   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-888569-61-1, 0097-0638  
  Notes: Full author list: Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, Héctor Espinosa-Pérez, Lloyd T. Findley, Carter R. Gilbert, Robert N. Lea, and James D. Williams   
  Reference for: Selene brownii, Caribbean Moonfish [English], jorobado luna [Spanish]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Page, Lawrence M., Katherine E. Bemis, Thomas E. Dowling, Héctor S. Espinosa-Pérez, et al., eds.  
  Publication Date: 2023   
  Article/Chapter Title: Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, 8th edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 37   
  Page(s): vii + 439   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 9781934874691, 0097-0638  
  Notes: doi: 10.47886/9781934874691   
  Reference for: Selene brownii, Caribbean Moonfish [English], jorobado luna [Spanish]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Western Atlantic Ocean  
       
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