WoRMS taxon details
Monacanthidae
AphiaID: 125610
AphiaID: 125610
| 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 Acanthaluteres Bleeker, 1865 Genus Acreichthys Fraser-Brunner, 1941 Genus Aluterus Cloquet, 1816 Genus Amanses Gray, 1835 Genus Anacanthus Genus Brachaluteres Genus Cantherhines Swainson, 1839 Genus Cantheschenia Genus Chaetodermis Swainson, 1839 Genus Colurodontis Genus Enigmacanthus Genus Eubalichthys Genus Lalmohania Genus Laputa Whitley, 1930 Genus Meuschenia Whitley, 1929 Genus Monacanthus Oken, 1817 Genus Navodon Whitley, 1930 Genus Nelusetta Genus Oxymonacanthus Bleeker, 1865 Genus Paraluteres Bleeker, 1865 Genus Paramonacanthus Bleeker, 1865 Genus Pervagor Whitley, 1930 Genus Pseudalutarius Bleeker, 1865 Genus Pseudomonacanthus Bleeker, 1865 Genus Rudarius Genus Scobinichthys Genus Stephanolepis Genus Thamnaconus Smith, 1949 Genus Acreichtyes accepted as Acreichthys Fraser-Brunner, 1941 Genus Aleuteres accepted as Alutera Oken (ex Cuvier), 1817 accepted as Aluterus Cloquet, 1816 Genus Aleuterius accepted as Aluterus Cloquet, 1816 Genus Aleuteus accepted as Aluterus Cloquet, 1816 Genus Aluetera accepted as Aluterus Cloquet, 1816 Genus Alutarius accepted as Aluterus Cloquet, 1816 Genus Alutera Oken (ex Cuvier), 1817 accepted as Aluterus Cloquet, 1816 Genus Aluteres accepted as Aluterus Cloquet, 1816 Genus Amnases accepted as Amanses Gray, 1835 Genus Anamses accepted as Amanses Gray, 1835 Genus Arotrolepis Fraser-Brunner, 1941 accepted as Paramonacanthus Bleeker, 1865 Genus Bigener accepted as Acanthaluteres Bleeker, 1865 Genus Blandowskius accepted as Eubalichthys Genus Cantharines accepted as Cantherhines Swainson, 1839 Genus Canthenrines accepted as Cantherhines Swainson, 1839 Genus Cantherines accepted as Cantherhines Swainson, 1839 Genus Cantherinus accepted as Cantherhines Swainson, 1839 Genus Chaetoderma accepted as Chaetodermis Swainson, 1839 Genus Hanomanctus Smith, 1949 accepted as Cantherhines Swainson, 1839 Genus Monocanthus accepted as Monacanthus Oken, 1817 Genus Osbeckia Jordan & Evermann, 1896 accepted as Aluterus Cloquet, 1816 Genus Oxymonocanthus accepted as Oxymonacanthus Bleeker, 1865 Genus Parika accepted as Meuschenia Whitley, 1929 Genus Parvagor accepted as Pervagor Whitley, 1930 Genus Penicipelta Whitley, 1947 accepted as Acanthaluteres Bleeker, 1865 Genus Pseudalulerius accepted as Pseudalutarius Bleeker, 1865 Genus Pseudalutarias accepted as Pseudalutarius Bleeker, 1865 Genus Pseudaluteres accepted as Pseudalutarius Bleeker, 1865 Genus Psilocephalus accepted as Anacanthus Genus Weerutta accepted as Eubalichthys | |||||||
| Environment | marine | |||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||
| Note |
Description: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Usually two dorsal spines; the second is usually much smaller and it may be absent. Upper jaw usually with three teeth in outer and two in the inner series on each premaxillary, developed for nibbling; 19-31 vertebrae. Alutera scripta reaches 1 m maximum length. [details] | |||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125610 | |||||||
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Monacanthidae. 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=125610 on 2013-05-24 | ||||||||
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