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Diceratiidae 
AphiaID: 125489

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Lophiiformes (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Lophiiformes
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
 
Language   Name 
English double anglers  [details]
Direct child
taxa

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 Genus Bufoceratias Whitley, 1931
Genus Diceratias Günther, 1887

Genus Paroneirodes accepted as Diceratias Günther, 1887
Genus Phrynichthys Pietschmann, 1926 accepted as Bufoceratias Whitley, 1931
Environment marine
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125489
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Diceratiidae. 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=125489 on 2013-05-19
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