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WoRMS taxon details

Sternoptychidae 
AphiaID: 125603

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Stomiiformes (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Stomiiformes
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 marine hatchetfishes  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål perlemorfiskfamilien  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk perlemorfiskfamilien  [details]
Swedish pärlemorfiskar  [details]
Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Subfamily Maurolicinae
  » Genus Araiophos
» Genus Argyripnus Gilbert & Cramer, 1897
» Genus Danaphos
» Genus Maurolicus Cocco, 1838
» Genus Sonoda
» Genus Thorophos
» Genus Valenciennellus Jordan & Evermann, 1895
» Genus Mauroluccius accepted as Maurolicus Cocco, 1838
» Genus Neophos accepted as Thorophos
Subfamily Sternoptychinae
  » Genus Argyropelecus Cocco, 1829
» Genus Polyipnus Günther, 1887
» Genus Sternoptyx Hermann, 1781
» Genus Argyropelachus accepted as Argyropelecus Cocco, 1829
» Genus Pleurothyris accepted as Argyropelecus Cocco, 1829
» Genus Polypnus accepted as Polyipnus Günther, 1887
» Genus Sternopteryx accepted as Sternoptyx Hermann, 1781
» Genus Sternoptychides accepted as Argyropelecus Cocco, 1829

Genus Triarcus Waite, 1910 accepted as Maurolicus Cocco, 1838
Genus Valencienellus Jordan & Evermann, 1896 accepted as Valenciennellus Jordan & Evermann, 1895
Environment marine
Links To GenBank
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Note  Distribution: Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Branchiostegal rays 10, except Sternoptyx with 6; 3 on epihyal. Branchiostegal photophores 3-7 (mode 6). Branchiostegal pseudobranch present.  [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125603
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Sternoptychidae. 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=125603 on 2013-06-18
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