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Taxon: Genus Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801 (fish)

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Authorship

SN2000 author citation	:			La Cepède [B.G.E. de Lacepède], An 10[1801]
Original name, rank & spelling	:			La Cepède [de Lacepède, B.G.E.] An 10[1801]. Hist. Nat. Poiss. (Lacepède) 3, [18 Oct 1801]: [114] ("Genre", "Les Kyphoses.", "Kyphosus bigibbus."). ≡

Types

Type of	:	*Kyphosidae* (Family) Jordan, 1887		Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 377; 18 Feb 2024. [inferred]
Type of	:	*Kyphosinae* (Subfamily) Jordan, 1887		Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 377; [<18 Feb 2024]. [inferred]

Synonyms

Synonymous name	:	*Hermosilla* (Genus) Jenkins & Evermann, 1889		Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021: 15 Aug 2025.
Synonymous name	:	*Sectator* (Genus) Jordan & Fesler, 1893		Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021: 15 Aug 2025.
Including	:	*Pimelepterus* (Genus) Lacepède, 1802		Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021: 6 Feb 2024.

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