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Centrolophidae
AphiaID: 125526

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

Language	Name
English	medusafishes	[details]
Norwegian Bokmål	svartfiskfamilien	[details]
Norwegian Nynorsk	svartfiskfamilien	[details]
Swedish	svartfiskar	[details]

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taxa
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Genus Centrolophus Lacepède, 1802

Genus Eurumelops

» Species Eurumelops johnstoni Morton, 1888 accepted as Hyperoglyphe antarctica (Carmichael, 1819)

Genus Hyperoglyphe Günther, 1859

Genus Icichthys Jordan & Gilbert, 1880

» Species Icichthys australis Haedrich, 1966
» Species Icichthys lockingtoni Jordan & Gilbert, 1880

Genus Psenopsis Gill, 1862

» Species Psenopsis anomala (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
» Species Psenopsis cyanea (Alcock, 1890)
» Species Psenopsis humerosa Munro, 1958
» Species Psenopsis intermedia Piotrovsky, 1987
» Species Psenopsis obscura Haedrich, 1967
» Species Psenopsis shojimai Ochiai & Mori, 1965

Genus Schedophilus Cocco, 1829

Genus Seriolella

Genus Tubbia Whitley, 1943

» Species Tubbia tasmanica Whitley, 1943

Genus Acentrolophus accepted as Centrolophus Lacepède, 1802

» Species Acentrolophus maculosus Nardo, 1827 accepted as Centrolophus niger (Gmelin, 1789)

Genus Bathyseriola accepted as Psenopsis Gill, 1862

» Species Bathyseriola cyanea Alcock, 1890 accepted as Psenopsis cyanea (Alcock, 1890)

Genus Centrolophodes accepted as Centrolophus Lacepède, 1802

» Species Centrolophodes irvini Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1923 accepted as Centrolophus niger (Gmelin, 1789)
» Species Centrolophodes irwini Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1923 accepted as Centrolophus niger (Gmelin, 1789)

Genus Coroplopus accepted as Schedophilus Cocco, 1829

» Species Coroplopus dicologlossops Smith, 1966 accepted as Schedophilus huttoni (Waite, 1910)

Genus Crius accepted as Schedophilus Cocco, 1829

» Species Crius berthelotii Valenciennes, 1839 accepted as Schedophilus ovalis (Cuvier, 1833)

Genus Eucrotus accepted as Schedophilus Cocco, 1829

» Species Eucrotus ventralis Bean, 1912 accepted as Schedophilus ovalis (Cuvier, 1833)

Genus Hoplocoryphis Gill, 1862 accepted as Schedophilus Cocco, 1829

» Species Hoplocoryphis physaliarum Whitley, 1933 accepted as Schedophilus maculatus Günther, 1860

Genus Leirus Lowe, 1834 accepted as Schedophilus Cocco, 1829

» Species Leirus bennettii Lowe, 1834 accepted as Schedophilus ovalis (Cuvier, 1833)
» Species Leirus moselii Cunningham, 1910 accepted as Schedophilus velaini (Sauvage, 1879)

Genus Lirus accepted as Leirus Lowe, 1834

» Species Lirus medusophagus (Cocco, 1839) accepted as Schedophilus medusophagus (Cocco, 1839)

Genus Mupus accepted as Schedophilus Cocco, 1829

» Species Mupus bifasciatus Smith, 1961 accepted as Centrolophus niger (Gmelin, 1789)
» Species Mupus imperialis Cocco, 1840 accepted as Schedophilus ovalis (Cuvier, 1833)
» Species Mupus maculatus (Günther, 1860) accepted as Schedophilus maculatus Günther, 1860
» Species Mupus medusophagus (Cocco, 1839) accepted as Schedophilus medusophagus (Cocco, 1839)
» Species Mupus ovalis (Cuvier, 1833) accepted as Schedophilus ovalis (Cuvier, 1833)
» Species Mupus tasmanica (Whitley, 1943) accepted as Tubbia tasmanica Whitley, 1943

Genus Neptomenus accepted as Seriolella

» Species Neptomenus brama Günther, 1860 accepted as Seriolella brama (Günther, 1860)

Genus Palinurichthyes accepted as Palinurichthys Bleeker, 1859

» Species Palinurichthyes perciformes (Mitchill, 1818) accepted as Hyperoglyphe perciformis (Mitchill, 1818)

Genus Pseudoicichthys Parin & Permitin, 1969 accepted as Icichthys Jordan & Gilbert, 1880

» Species Pseudoicichthys australis (Haedrich, 1966) accepted as Icichthys australis Haedrich, 1966

Genus Toledia accepted as Hyperoglyphe Günther, 1859

» Species Toledia macrophthalma Miranda Ribeiro, 1915 accepted as Hyperoglyphe macrophthalma (Miranda Ribeiro, 1915)

Environment

marine

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Note

Description: Distribution: All tropical and temperate seas, excepting most of mid-Indian and mid-Pacific. Adults with pelvic fins. Continuous dorsal fin. Dorsal fin either with 0-5 feeble spines graduating to soft rays or 5-9 stout and much shorter spines not graduating to soft rays. Anal fin rays 15-41, usually 3 of which are spines. [details]

LSID

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125526

Taxonomic
Edit history

Date	action	by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z	created	van der Land, Jacob

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Citation: WoRMS (2013). Centrolophidae. 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=125526 on 2013-05-19

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