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Silurus imberbis Gmelin 1789, a senior synonym of the platycephalid Inegocia japonica (Cuvier 1829), with a proposal to suppress the name

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Silurus imberbis Gmelin 1789 is a replacement name for Silurus inermis Houttuyn 1782, a primary junior homonym of Silurus inermis Linnaeus 1766. Although S. imberbis has recently been regarded as a junior synonym of Silurus asotus Linnaeus 1758, it is considered here to be conspecific with Inegocia japonica (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1829), based on a comparison of the original description of S. inermis Houttuyn with specimens of I. japonica. Although S. imberbis takes priority over I. japonica, an argument for a “reversal of precedence” of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature is presented, establishing I. japonica as the valid name for the species. Although “Platycephalus inermis Jordan and Evermann 1902” has been regarded as an available name, it is not considered to be available.

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Acknowledgments

We are deeply indebted to M. Yabe (HUMZ) for providing various suggestions during this study. Our thanks also go to M.F. Gomon (NMV) for his critical reading of the draft manuscript. We also express sincere thanks to M.J.P. van Oijen (RMNH) for providing an English translation of Houttuyn (1782) and information on Houttuyn’s (1782) type specimens. We are grateful to H. Larson, G. Dally and R. Williams (NTM), M. McGrouther (AMS), S. Morrison (WAM), P. Pruvost (MNHN), G. Shinohara (NSMT) and H. Wellendorf (NMW) for providing access to specimens when the first author (HI) visited their museums. D. Catania (CAS) kindly sent us the specimen of C. crocodila. The first author was provided with generous support by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science when collecting specimens in Vietnam and Indonesia.

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Imamura, H., Nagao, T. Silurus imberbis Gmelin 1789, a senior synonym of the platycephalid Inegocia japonica (Cuvier 1829), with a proposal to suppress the name. Ichthyol Res 58, 166–169 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-010-0197-8

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