Ateleopus
Encyclopedia
Ateleopus is a genus
of ray-finned fish in the jellynose family
(Ateleopodidae). It is the type genus
of its family, and the order
Ateleopodiformes. For some time, it was known as Podateles, because Ateleopus had been used to replace the frog
genus name Atelopus
, which was deemed to be a spelling error. This was mistaken, however, and the fish and frog genera reverted to their original names.
This genus is attested in the fossil record since the mid-Miocene
. It contains the following species
:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of ray-finned fish in the jellynose family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
(Ateleopodidae). It is the type genus
Type genus
In biological classification, a type genus is a representative genus, as with regard to a biological family. The term and concept is used much more often and much more formally in zoology than it is in botany, and the definition is dependent on the nomenclatural Code that applies:* In zoological...
of its family, and the order
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
Ateleopodiformes. For some time, it was known as Podateles, because Ateleopus had been used to replace the frog
Frog
Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...
genus name Atelopus
Atelopus
Atelopus, commonly known as harlequin frogs, is a large genus of true toads from Central and South America, ranging as far north as Costa Rica and as far south as Bolivia. Atelopus are small, generally brightly colored and diurnal. Most species are associated with mid- to high-elevation streams...
, which was deemed to be a spelling error. This was mistaken, however, and the fish and frog genera reverted to their original names.
This genus is attested in the fossil record since the mid-Miocene
Miocene
The Miocene is a geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about . The Miocene was named by Sir Charles Lyell. Its name comes from the Greek words and and means "less recent" because it has 18% fewer modern sea invertebrates than the Pliocene. The Miocene follows the Oligocene...
. It contains the following species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
:
- Ateleopus indicus AlcockAlfred William AlcockAlfred William Alcock was a British physician naturalist and carcinologist.Alcock was the son of a sea-captain, John Alcock in Bombay, India who retired to live in Blackheath...
, 1891 - Ateleopus japonicus BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1854 – Pacific Jellynose - Ateleopus natalensis Regan, 1921
- Ateleopus purpureus Tanaka, 1915
- Ateleopus tanabensis Tanaka, 1918