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Psychrolutidae 
AphiaID: 125594

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Scorpaeniformes
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		 
Language   Name 
English fatheads  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål paddeulkefamilien  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk paddeulkefamilien  [details]
Swedish paddulkar  [details]
Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Genus Ambophthalmos Jackson & Nelson, 1998
Genus Cottunculus Collett, 1875
Genus Dasycottus
Genus Ebinania Sakamoto, 1932
Genus Eurymen Gilbert & Burke, 1912
Genus Gilbertidia
Genus Malacocottus Bean, 1890
Genus Neophrynichthys
Genus Psychrolutes Günther, 1861

Genus Besnardia accepted as Neophrynichthys
Genus Cottunculoides accepted as Psychrolutes Günther, 1861
Genus Gilbertina accepted as Gilbertidia
Genus Thecopterus accepted as Malacocottus Bean, 1890
Environment marine
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125594
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Psychrolutidae. 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=125594 on 2013-05-22
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