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Chiasmodontidae 
AphiaID: 125529

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 snaketooth fishes  [details]
Direct child
taxa

[show all]
 Genus Chiasmodon Johnson, 1864
Genus Dysalotus MacGilchrist, 1905
Genus Kali Lloyd, 1909
Genus Pseudoscopelus Lütken, 1892

Genus Chiasmodus accepted as Chiasmodon Johnson, 1864
Genus Dolichodon accepted as Kali Lloyd, 1909
Genus Gargaropteron Smith, 1965 accepted as Kali Lloyd, 1909
Genus Hemicyclodon accepted as Kali Lloyd, 1909
Genus Myersiscus accepted as Pseudoscopelus Lütken, 1892
Genus Odontonema Weber, 1913 accepted as Kali Lloyd, 1909
Genus Ponerodon accepted as Chiasmodon Johnson, 1864
Environment marine
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125529
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Chiasmodontidae. 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=125529 on 2013-05-24
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