WoRMS taxon details
Berycidae
AphiaID: 125456
AphiaID: 125456
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Beryciformes (Order) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Family | |||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Beryciformes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Genus Beryx Cuvier, 1829 Genus Centroberyx Gill, 1862 Genus Actinoberyx accepted as Beryx Cuvier, 1829 Genus Austroberyx accepted as Centroberyx Gill, 1862 Genus Trachichthodes Gilchrist, 1903 accepted as Centroberyx Gill, 1862 Genus Trachichthyoides accepted as Trachichthodes Gilchrist, 1903 accepted as Centroberyx Gill, 1862 Genus Urocentrus von Düben, 1845 accepted as Beryx Cuvier, 1829 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine | |||||||||||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||||||||||||||
| Note |
Distribution: Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. A single spine in pelvic fin; soft rays 7-13. No notch in dorsal fin. Dorsal spines 4-7, progressively longer from first to last; soft rays 12-19. Anal fin spines 4; soft rays 12-17 in Centroberyx (=Hoplopteryx) or 25-29 in Beryx. Scales in lateral line 39-51 in Centroberyx or 66-82 in Beryx. Vertebrae 24. [details] | |||||||||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125456 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Berycidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125456 on 2013-05-26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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