WoRMS taxon details
Callionymidae
AphiaID: 125522
AphiaID: 125522
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Family | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Perciformes | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 Anaora Genus Bathycallionymus Nakabo, 1982 Genus Callionymus Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Calliurichthys Genus Chalinops Genus Dactylopus Gill, 1859 Genus Diplogrammus Gill, 1865 Genus Draculo Snyder, 1911 Genus Eleutherochir Genus Eocallionymus Genus Minysynchiropus Genus Neosynchiropus Genus Paracallionymus Barnard, 1927 Genus Protogrammus Fricke, 1985 Genus Pseudocalliurichthys Genus Repomucenus Genus Spinicapitichthys Fricke, 1980 Genus Synchiropus Gill, 1859 Genus Tonlesapia Genus Amora accepted as Anaora Genus Callimucenus accepted as Repomucenus Genus Callionymnus accepted as Callionymus Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Callyonimus accepted as Callionymus Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Calymmichthys accepted as Diplogrammus Gill, 1865 Genus Charibarbitus accepted as Draculo Snyder, 1911 Genus Clathropus accepted as Draculo Snyder, 1911 Genus Collyonimus accepted as Callionymus Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Foetorepus Whitley, 1931 accepted as Synchiropus Gill, 1859 Genus Foeturepus accepted as Foetorepus Whitley, 1931 accepted as Synchiropus Gill, 1859 Genus Orbonymus accepted as Synchiropus Gill, 1859 Genus Paradiplogrammus Nakabo, 1982 accepted as Callionymus Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Pogonymus accepted as Draculo Snyder, 1911 Genus Pterosynchiropus accepted as Synchiropus Gill, 1859 Genus Synchirops accepted as Synchiropus Gill, 1859 | ||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine | ||||||||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||
| Note |
Description: Tropical, benthic. Distribution: Mainly Indo-West Pacific. Small gill opening on upper side of head. A strong spine in preopercle. Operculum and suboperculum without spines. Lateral line present. Pectoral skeleton with 3 radials. Basisphenoid or posttemporal usually lacking. Nasal bones paired. Postcleithra 2. Hypurals fused. Spines in dorsal fin usaully 4; soft rays 6-11. Anal fin soft rays 4-10. About 25 cm maximum length. Commonly sexually dimorphic. Colorful. [details] | ||||||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125522 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Callionymidae. 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=125522 on 2013-06-19 | |||||||||||||||||
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