WoRMS taxon details
Epigonidae
AphiaID: 125535
AphiaID: 125535
| 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 Brephostoma Genus Brinkmannella Genus Epigonus Rafinesque, 1810 Genus Florenciella Mead & De Falla, 1965 Genus Microichthys Rüppell, 1852 Genus Rosenblattia Genus Sphyraenops Genus Hynnodus accepted as Epigonus Rafinesque, 1810 Genus Oxyodon accepted as Epigonus Rafinesque, 1810 Genus Parahynnodus accepted as Epigonus Rafinesque, 1810 Genus Pomatomichthys accepted as Epigonus Rafinesque, 1810 Genus Scepterias accepted as Epigonus Rafinesque, 1810 Genus Scombrosphyraena accepted as Sphyraenops Genus Xystramia accepted as Epigonus Rafinesque, 1810 | |||||||||||||
| Environment | marine | |||||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||||||||
| Note |
Description: Atlantic (incl. Mediterranean) and Pacific Oceans. Differ from apogonids in having usually 25 vertebrae, more than six infraorbitals, rostral cartilage greatly enlarged, and soft dorsal and anal fins covered with scales. Maximum length of 58 cm reached in the deepwater genus Epigonus. Formerly considered a subfamily of Apogonidae. [details] | |||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125535 | |||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Epigonidae. 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=125535 on 2013-05-22 | ||||||||||||||
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