WoRMS taxon details
Melamphaidae
AphiaID: 125599
AphiaID: 125599
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Stephanoberyciformes (Order) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||
| Rank | Family | ||||||||||
| Parent | Stephanoberyciformes | ||||||||||
| 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 Melamphaes Günther, 1864 Genus Poromitra Goode & Bean, 1883 Genus Scopeloberyx Genus Scopelogadus Genus Sio Moss, 1962 Genus Lophocephalus Osório, 1906 accepted as Poromitra Goode & Bean, 1883 Genus Melamphaës accepted as Melamphaes Günther, 1864 Genus Melanphaes accepted as Melamphaes Günther, 1864 Genus Metopias accepted as Melamphaes Günther, 1864 Genus Plectromus accepted as Melamphaes Günther, 1864 Genus Poromitrella accepted as Poromitra Goode & Bean, 1883 | ||||||||||
| Environment | marine | ||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | ||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125599 | ||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Melamphaidae. 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=125599 on 2013-06-20 | |||||||||||
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