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WoRMS taxon details

Oneirodidae 
AphiaID: 125496

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 dreamers  [details]
Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Genus Bertella
Genus Chaenophryne Regan, 1925
Genus Chirophryne
Genus Ctenochirichthys Regan & Trewavas, 1932
Genus Danaphryne Bertelsen, 1951
Genus Dermatias Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
Genus Dolopichthys Garman, 1899
Genus Leptacanthichthys Regan & Trewavas, 1932
Genus Lophodolos Lloyd, 1909
Genus Microlophichthys Regan & Trewavas, 1932
Genus Oneirodes Lütken, 1871
Genus Pentherichthys Regan & Trewavas, 1932
Genus Phyllorhinichthys Pietsch, 1969
Genus Puck
Genus Spiniphryne Bertelsen, 1951
Genus Tyrannophryne

Genus Lophodolus accepted as Lophodolos Lloyd, 1909
Genus Monoceratias accepted as Oneirodes Lütken, 1871
Genus Pietschichthys Kharin, 1989 accepted as Dermatias Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
Environment marine
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125496
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Oneirodidae. 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=125496 on 2013-05-21
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