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Bregmacerotidae Gill, 1872 
AphiaID: 125468

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Gadiformes (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Gadiformes
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
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Language   Name 
English codlets  [details]
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[hide all]		 Genus Bregmaceros Thompson, 1840
  » Species Bregmaceros arabicus D'Ancona & Cavinato, 1965
» Species Bregmaceros atlanticus Goode & Bean, 1886
  » Subspecies Bregmaceros atlanticus japonicus Tanaka, 1908 accepted as Bregmaceros japonicus Tanaka, 1908
» Species Bregmaceros bathymaster Jordan & Bollman, 1890
» Species Bregmaceros cantori Milliken & Houde, 1984
» Species Bregmaceros cayorum Nichols, 1952
» Species Bregmaceros houdei Saksena & Richards, 1986
» Species Bregmaceros japonicus Tanaka, 1908
» Species Bregmaceros lanceolatus Shen, 1960
» Species Bregmaceros mcclellandi Thompson, 1840
» Species Bregmaceros nectabanus Whitley, 1941
» Species Bregmaceros neonectabanus Masuda, Ozawa & Tabeta, 1986
» Species Bregmaceros pescadorus Shen, 1960
» Species Bregmaceros pseudolanceolatus Torii, Javonillo & Ozawa, 2004
» Species Bregmaceros rarisquamosus Munro, 1950
» Species Bregmaceros atripinnis (Tickell, 1865) accepted as Bregmaceros mcclellandi Thompson, 1840
» Species Bregmaceros cantoni Milliken & Houde, 1984 accepted as Bregmaceros cantori Milliken & Houde, 1984
» Species Bregmaceros longipes Garman, 1899 accepted as Bregmaceros bathymaster Jordan & Bollman, 1890
» Species Bregmaceros macclellandi Thompson, 1840 accepted as Bregmaceros mcclellandi Thompson, 1840
» Species Bregmaceros macclellandii Thompson, 1840 accepted as Bregmaceros mcclellandi Thompson, 1840
» Species Bregmaceros macclellandii Günther, 1862 accepted as Bregmaceros mcclellandi Thompson, 1840
» Species Bregmaceros maclellandi Thompson, 1840 accepted as Bregmaceros mcclellandi Thompson, 1840
» Species Bregmaceros mcclelandi Thompson, 1840 accepted as Bregmaceros mcclellandi Thompson, 1840
» Species Bregmaceros mcclellandii Thompson, 1840 accepted as Bregmaceros mcclellandi Thompson, 1840
» Species Bregmaceros punctatus (Hutton, 1873) accepted as Auchenoceros punctatus (Hutton, 1873)

Genus Asthenurus accepted as Bregmaceros Thompson, 1840
  » Species Asthenurus atripinnis Tickell, 1865 accepted as Bregmaceros mcclellandi Thompson, 1840
Genus Bragmaceros accepted as Bregmaceros Thompson, 1840
  » Species Bragmaceros maclelandi Thompson, 1840 accepted as Bregmaceros mcclellandi Thompson, 1840
Genus Calloptilum Richardson, 1845 accepted as Bregmaceros Thompson, 1840
  » Species Calloptilum mirum Richardson, 1845 accepted as Bregmaceros mcclellandi Thompson, 1840
Environment marine
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Note  Distribution: Distribution: tropical and subtropical seas. Dorsal fins 2: first dorsal a single produced ray, the second with a large notch at center as in anal fin. Anal fin long. Chin barbel absent. Scales relatively large; 40-89 in lateral series. Teeth present on head of vomer. Pelvic fin rays 5, the outer three drawn out into free filaments. Pyloric caeca few. No otophysic connection between swim bladder and auditory capsules. Vertebrae 43-59. About 12 cm maximum length. Additional taxonomic work is required in order to define and classify the species and map their distributions. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125468
Taxonomic
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Bregmacerotidae. 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=125468 on 2013-06-19
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