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WoRMS taxon details

Platytroctidae 
AphiaID: 125514

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
Synonymised
taxa		  Searsiidae (synonym)
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 tubeshoulders  [details]
Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Genus Barbantus Parr, 1951
Genus Holtbyrnia Parr, 1937
Genus Matsuichthys
Genus Maulisia Parr, 1960
Genus Mentodus Parr, 1951
Genus Mirorictus
Genus Normichthys Parr, 1951
Genus Pectinantus
Genus Persparsia
Genus Platytroctes Günther, 1878
Genus Sagamichthys
Genus Searsia Parr, 1937
Genus Searsioides

Genus Bathtroctes accepted as Bathytroctes Günther, 1878
Genus Paraholtbyrnia accepted as Holtbyrnia Parr, 1937
Genus Pellisolus accepted as Mentodus Parr, 1951
Genus Platytroctegen accepted as Platytroctes Günther, 1878
Genus Searsea accepted as Searsia Parr, 1937
Genus Tragularius accepted as Mentodus Parr, 1951
Environment marine
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
Images 
Platytroctidae sp.
Platytroctidae sp.
added on 2006-08-11 - author: RIVO/Henk Heessen/2005
qualitystatus: not checked

Platytroctidae sp.
Platytroctidae sp.
added on 2006-08-11 - author: RIVO/Henk Heessen/2005
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125514
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Platytroctidae. 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=125514 on 2013-05-24
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