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Centriscidae 
AphiaID: 125605

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Syngnathiformes (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Syngnathiformes
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 snipefishes and shrimpfishes  [details]
Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Subfamily Centriscinae
  » Genus Aeoliscus Jordan & Starks, 1902
» Genus Centriscops Gill, 1862
» Genus Centriscus Linnaeus, 1758.
» Genus Amphisile accepted as Centriscus Linnaeus, 1758.
» Genus Amphisyle accepted as Centriscus Linnaeus, 1758.
» Genus Centricus accepted as Centriscus Linnaeus, 1758.
Subfamily Macroramphosinae
  » Genus Macroramphosus Lacepède, 1803
» Genus Notopogon Regan, 1914
» Genus Scolopacichthys accepted as Notopogon Regan, 1914

Genus Macrorhamphosus accepted as Macroramphosus Lacepède, 1803
Environment marine
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
Note  Description: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific. Anterior five or six vertebrae elongate. Pelvic fins with one spine and four softrays. Body compressed with thin bony plates.  [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125605
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Centriscidae. 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=125605 on 2013-05-23
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