WoRMS taxon details
Rachycentridae
AphiaID: 125556
AphiaID: 125556
| 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 Rachycentron Kaup, 1826 Genus Elacate accepted as Rachycentron Kaup, 1826 Genus Meladerma accepted as Rachycentron Kaup, 1826 Genus Rachicentron accepted as Rachycentron Kaup, 1826 Genus Rachycentrodon accepted as Rachycentron Kaup, 1826 Genus Rachycentrum accepted as Rachycentron Kaup, 1826 Genus Spinax Cuvier (ex Commerson), 1832 accepted as Rachycentron Kaup, 1826 | |||||||
| Environment | marine | |||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||
| Note |
Description: Distribution: Atlantic and Indo-Pacific. Elongate body. Head depressed. Six to nine short free spines preceeding the long dorsal fin. Spines in dorsal fin 1-3; soft rays 26-33. Anal fin long. Anal spines 2 or 3; soft rays 22-28. Body with 3 dark lateral stripes. To 1.5 m maximum length. [details] | |||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125556 | |||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Rachycentridae. 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=125556 on 2013-05-26 | ||||||||
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