WoRMS taxon details
Cepolidae
AphiaID: 125527
AphiaID: 125527
| 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 Acanthocepola Bleeker, 1874 Genus Cepola Linnaeus, 1766 Genus Owstonia Tanaka, 1908 Genus Pseudocepola Genus Sphenanthias Genus Aconthocepola accepted as Acanthocepola Bleeker, 1874 Genus Hypolycodes accepted as Cepola Linnaeus, 1766 Genus Loxopseudochromis Fowler, 1934 accepted as Owstonia Tanaka, 1908 Genus Opsipseudochromis accepted as Owstonia Tanaka, 1908 Genus Parasphenanthias accepted as Owstonia Tanaka, 1908 | |||||||||||||
| Environment | marine | |||||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||||||||
| Note |
Description: Distribution: Northeast Atlantic, Mediterranean, Indo-West Pacific down to New Zealand. Dorsal fin continuous with 0-4 spines; anal fin 0-1 spines. Vomer and palatine toothless. Body color usually red or pink. Maximum length 70 cm attained in Cepola rubescens. [details] | |||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125527 | |||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Cepolidae. 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=125527 on 2013-05-20 | ||||||||||||||
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