WoRMS taxon details
Uranoscopidae
AphiaID: 125573
AphiaID: 125573
| 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 Astroscopus Brevoort, 1860 Genus Genyagnus Genus Ichthyscopus Swainson, 1839 Genus Kathetostoma Günther, 1860 Genus Pleuroscopus Barnard, 1927 Genus Selenoscopus Genus Uranoscopus Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Xenocephalus Kaup, 1858 Genus Ariscopus accepted as Gnathagnus Gill, 1861 accepted as Xenocephalus Kaup, 1858 Genus Cathetostoma accepted as Kathetostoma Günther, 1860 Genus Execestides accepted as Gnathagnus Gill, 1861 accepted as Xenocephalus Kaup, 1858 Genus Gnathagnus Gill, 1861 accepted as Xenocephalus Kaup, 1858 Genus Ichthyoscopus accepted as Ichthyscopus Swainson, 1839 Genus Zalescopus accepted as Uranoscopus Linnaeus, 1758 | |||||||
| Environment | marine | |||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||
| Note |
Description: Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific. Scaleless or with small smooth scales. Large cuboidal head. Mouth strongly oblique, with fringed lips. Eyes dorsally located or nearly dorsal. Lateral line high. Pelvic fins jugular and very close to each other. One spine in pelvic fin; soft rays 5. Dorsal fin moderately long; many without spinous dorsal. Anal fin moderately long. Some species use a small vermiform filament originating from floor of mouth for attracting prey fish. Two large poison spines, with double-grooves and a poison gland basally, located behind opercle and above pectorals. Vertebrae 24-26. The genus Astroscopus with internal nostrils for inhalation and electric organs. [details] | |||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125573 | |||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Uranoscopidae. 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=125573 on 2013-05-22 | ||||||||
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