WoRMS taxon details
Molidae
AphiaID: 125609
AphiaID: 125609
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Family | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Tetraodontiformes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 Masturus Gill, 1884 Genus Mola Koelreuter, 1763 Genus Ranzania Nardo, 1840 Genus Aledon accepted as Mola Koelreuter, 1763 Genus Cephalus Shaw, 1804 accepted as Mola Koelreuter, 1763 Genus Diplanchias accepted as Mola Koelreuter, 1763 Genus Molacanthus accepted as Mola Koelreuter, 1763 Genus Orthagoriscus Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Mola Koelreuter, 1763 Genus Orthragoriscus accepted as Mola Koelreuter, 1763 Genus Orthragus accepted as Mola Koelreuter, 1763 Genus Ozodura accepted as Mola Koelreuter, 1763 Genus Pedalion accepted as Mola Koelreuter, 1763 Genus Pseudomola accepted as Masturus Gill, 1884 Genus Trematopsis accepted as Mola Koelreuter, 1763 Genus Tympanomium accepted as Mola Koelreuter, 1763 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note |
Description: Distribution: tropical and subtropical parts of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Jaws with 2 fused teeth. Each side of head with 2 tiny nostrils. Dorsal and anal fins lacking spines, but provides the power for locomotion. Caudal peduncle absent. Caudal fin, when present, a pseudocaudal fin being formed by posteriorly migrated dorsal and anal fin rays. No lateral line. Swim bladder lacking. Vertebrae 16-18. Can attain over 2 m maximum length. Maximum weight 1000 kg. Fecundity can register to an estimated 300,000,000 eggs in Mola mola. [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125609 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Molidae. 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=125609 on 2013-05-22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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