The validity of the fish genus name Fenerbahce Özdikmen et al., 2006 (Pisces: Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae)

Abstract :

According to ICZN (1999), a discussion on the validity of the genus name Fenerbahce Özdikmen et al., 2006: 167 is given. The replacement name Fenerbahce Özdikmen et al., 2006 for Adamas Huber, 1979 which is a junior homonym of Adamas Malaise, 1945 is an available and a valid name to the articles 8.6 and 9.8 in ICZN (1999). The derived family-group name, Adamantini Huber, 2000 that have been changed by Huber (2007) as Adamansini derived from the genus name Adamans Huber, 2007 also changes to Fenerbahceini nom. n. For this reason, Huber’s new names, Adamans Huber, 2007 and Adamansini Huber, 2007 are invalid and synonyms of Fenerbahce Özdikmen et al., 2006 and Fenerbahceini nom. nov. respectively.


Keyword :

Fenerbahce, Adamas, Adamans, Adamansini, Fenerbahceini, Pisces


Author(s) : Özdikmen, H.
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Published Issue : 2008 Vol. 3 Number 1


2008 Vol. 3 Number 1