WoRMS taxon details
Alepocephalidae
AphiaID: 125507
AphiaID: 125507
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Osmeriformes (Order) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||
| Rank | Family | |||||||
| Parent | Osmeriformes | |||||||
| 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 Alepocephalus Genus Asquamiceps Zugmayer, 1911 Genus Aulastomatomorpha Alcock, 1890 Genus Bajacalifornia Townsend & Nichols, 1925 Genus Bathyprion Marshall, 1966 Genus Bathytroctes Günther, 1878 Genus Conocara Goode & Bean, 1896 Genus Einara Parr, 1951 Genus Leptoderma Vaillant, 1886 Genus Microphotolepis Genus Mirognathus Parr, 1951 Genus Narcetes Alcock, 1890 Genus Photostylus Beebe, 1933 Genus Rinoctes Parr, 1952 Genus Rouleina Jordan, 1923 Genus Talismania Goode & Bean, 1896 Genus Xenodermichthys Günther, 1878 Genus Aleposomus Gill, 1884 accepted as Xenodermichthys Günther, 1878 Genus Aleposomus Roule (ex Brauer), 1915 accepted as Rouleina Jordan, 1923 Genus Alpocephalus accepted as Alepocephalus Genus Asquamisceps accepted as Asquamiceps Zugmayer, 1911 Genus Aulostomatomorpha accepted as Aulastomatomorpha Alcock, 1890 Genus Bathyroctes accepted as Bathytroctes Günther, 1878 Genus Bellocia accepted as Narcetes Alcock, 1890 Genus Binghamia accepted as Talismania Goode & Bean, 1896 Genus Binghamichthys Whitley, 1941 accepted as Talismania Goode & Bean, 1896 Genus Caudania accepted as Rouleina Jordan, 1923 Genus Ericara accepted as Conocara Goode & Bean, 1896 Genus Grimatroctes accepted as Bathytroctes Günther, 1878 Genus Lepogenys accepted as Bathytroctes Günther, 1878 Genus Macromastax accepted as Bathylaco Goode & Bean, 1896 Genus Nemabathytroctes accepted as Talismania Goode & Bean, 1896 Genus Nomoctes accepted as Bathytroctes Günther, 1878 Genus Roulenia accepted as Rouleina Jordan, 1923 Genus Torictus Parr, 1951 accepted as Einara Parr, 1951 Genus Xenognathus accepted as Conocara Goode & Bean, 1896 | |||||||
| Environment | marine | |||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||
| Note |
Distribution: Distribution: all oceans. Usually small teeth. Long and numerous gill rakers. No shoulder sac apparatus. 5-10 branchiostegal rays. Most common in depths below 1000 m. [details] | |||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125507 | |||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Alepocephalidae. 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=125507 on 2013-06-19 | ||||||||
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