WoRMS taxon details
Gempylidae
AphiaID: 125536
AphiaID: 125536
| 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 Diplospinus Maul, 1948 Genus Epinnula Genus Gempylus Cuvier, 1829 Genus Lepidocybium Gill, 1862 Genus Nealotus Johnson, 1865 Genus Neoepinnula Matsubara & Iwai, 1952 Genus Nesiarchus Johnson, 1862 Genus Paradiplospinus Andriyashev, 1960 Genus Promethichthys Gill, 1893 Genus Rexea Waite, 1911 Genus Rexichthys Genus Ruvettus Cocco, 1833 Genus Thyrsites Lesson, 1831 Genus Thyrsitoides Fowler, 1929 Genus Thyrsitops Genus Tongaichthys Genus Acinacea Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1804 accepted as Gempylus Cuvier, 1829 Genus Bipinnula accepted as Nesiarchus Johnson, 1862 Genus Dicrotus accepted as Promethichthys Gill, 1893 Genus Diplogonurus accepted as Lepidocybium Gill, 1862 Genus Escolar accepted as Nesiarchus Johnson, 1862 Genus Jordanidia accepted as Rexea Waite, 1911 Genus Leionura Bleeker, 1859 accepted as Thyrsites Lesson, 1831 Genus Lemnisoma accepted as Gempylus Cuvier, 1829 Genus Lepidosarda accepted as Lepidocybium Gill, 1862 Genus Machaerope accepted as Nealotus Johnson, 1865 Genus Mimasea accepted as Thyrsitoides Fowler, 1929 Genus Neolatus accepted as Nealotus Johnson, 1865 Genus Prometheus accepted as Promethichthys Gill, 1893 Genus Promethychthis accepted as Promethichthys Gill, 1893 Genus Promethycthus accepted as Promethichthys Gill, 1893 Genus Prometichthys accepted as Promethichthys Gill, 1893 Genus Reyea accepted as Rexea Waite, 1911 Genus Rovetus accepted as Ruvettus Cocco, 1833 Genus Thrysitoides accepted as Thyrsitoides Fowler, 1929 Genus Thyrisitoides accepted as Thyrsitoides Fowler, 1929 Genus Xenogramma accepted as Lepidocybium Gill, 1862 | ||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine | ||||||||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||
| Note |
Description: Usually found in very deep waters. Distribution: tropical and subtropical seas. Body elongate; compressed. Exposed maxilla. Usually with isolated finlets after anal and dorsal fins. Pectoral fin inserted low on body. Pelvic fins lacking or very small. Caudal fin present. [details] | ||||||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125536 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Gempylidae. 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=125536 on 2013-05-23 | |||||||||||||||||
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