WoRMS taxon details
Ogcocephalidae
AphiaID: 125495
AphiaID: 125495
| 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 |
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Genus Coelophrys Genus Dibranchus Peters, 1876 Genus Halicmetus Alcock, 1891 Genus Halieutaea Valenciennes, 1837 Genus Halieutichthys Poey, 1863 Genus Halieutopsis Garman, 1899 Genus Malthopsis Alcock, 1891 Genus Ogcocephalus Fischer, 1813 Genus Solocisquama Genus Zalieutes Genus Astrocanthus accepted as Halieutaea Valenciennes, 1837 Genus Dibranchichthys accepted as Dibranchus Peters, 1876 Genus Dibranchopsis accepted as Dibranchus Peters, 1876 Genus Halicmetes accepted as Halicmetus Alcock, 1891 Genus Halieutea accepted as Halieutaea Valenciennes, 1837 Genus Halieutella accepted as Halieutichthys Poey, 1863 Genus Halieuteus accepted as Halieutaea Valenciennes, 1837 Genus Halieuticthis accepted as Halieutichthys Poey, 1863 Genus Haliutea accepted as Halieutaea Valenciennes, 1837 Genus Malthaea accepted as Ogcocephalus Fischer, 1813 Genus Malthe accepted as Ogcocephalus Fischer, 1813 Genus Ogcoephalus accepted as Ogcocephalus Fischer, 1813 Genus Oncocephalus accepted as Ogcocephalus Fischer, 1813 | |||||||
| Environment | marine | |||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||
| Note |
Description: Distribution: all major tropical and many subtropical seas. Body usually considerably depressed and flattened ventrally; more or less box-shaped in some. Illicium relatively short; no other dorsal spines. The illicial cavity, with its anterior opening, encloses the esca upon retraction of the illicium. Mouth nearly horizontal. Gill opening located in or above base of pectoral fin. Gills 2 or 2.5; first gill arch reduced and without filaments. Scales well-developed and tubercle-like. The lateral line organs with modified type of scale. Capable of walking on the bottom using their large armlike pectorals and smaller pelvic fins. Swims awkwardly. Maximum length 40 cm, usually 20 cm. [details] | |||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125495 | |||||||
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Ogcocephalidae. 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=125495 on 2013-05-22 | ||||||||
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