OPINION 2301 (Case 3526) Salmo formosanus Jordan & Oshima, 1919 (currently Oncorhynchus formosanus; Osteichthyes, SALMONIDAE, SALMONINAE): specific name conserved

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2012
Authors:ICZN,
Journal:Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature
Volume:69
Issue:2
Start Page:155
Pagination:155-156
Date Published:06/2012
Type of Article:Opinion
Keywords:Nomenclature, Oncorhynchus formosanus, Oncorhynchus saramao, salmon, SALMONIDAE, Taiwan, taxonomy
Abstract:

The Commission has conserved the specific name Salmo formosanus Jordan & Oshima, 1919 (currently Oncorhynchus formosanus) for an endemic landlocked salmon in Taiwan by suppression of the senior subjective synonym Salmo saramao Jordan & Oshima in Oshima, 1919.

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