WoRMS taxon details
Kyphosidae
AphiaID: 125540
AphiaID: 125540
| 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] | Subfamily Girellinae
Genus Khyphosus accepted as Kyphosus Lacepède, 1802 Genus Kiphosus accepted as Kyphosus Lacepède, 1802 Genus Labracoglossus accepted as Labracoglossa Peters, 1866 | |||||||||
| Environment | marine | |||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||||
| Note |
Description: Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Usually found near shore. Some primarily algal feeders; others primarily carnivorous. That this family is monophyletic has yet to be established. [details] | |||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125540 | |||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Kyphosidae. 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=125540 on 2013-05-22 | ||||||||||
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