WoRMS taxon details
Carapus
AphiaID: 125853
AphiaID: 125853
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Ophidiiformes (Order) > Carapidae (Family) > Carapinae (Subfamily) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||
| Rank | Genus | ||||||||||
| Parent | Carapinae | ||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Diaphasia Disparichthys Fierasfer Lefroyia Leptofierasfer Porobronchus Vexillifer | ||||||||||
| 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: Roberts, C.; Stewart, A.; Francis, M. (2009). Marine fishes (Chordata). In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp [details] additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details] from synonym: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] [view taxon] | ||||||||||
| Direct child taxa [show all] | Species Carapus acus (Brünnich, 1768) Species Carapus bermudensis (Jones, 1874) Species Carapus boraborensis (Kaup, 1856) Species Carapus dubius (Putnam, 1874) Species Carapus margaritiferae Barnard Species Carapus mourlani (Petit, 1934) Species Carapus sluiteri (Weber, 1905) Species Carapus birpex Arnold, 1956 accepted as Carapus acus (Brünnich, 1768) Species Carapus chavesi Ancona López, 1956 accepted as Carapus bermudensis (Jones, 1874) Species Carapus cinereus Smith, 1955 accepted as Eurypleuron cinereum (Smith, 1955) Species Carapus cuspis Arnold, 1956 accepted as Carapus acus (Brünnich, 1768) Species Carapus dentatus (Cuvier, 1829) accepted as Echiodon dentatus (Cuvier, 1829) Species Carapus gracilis (Bleeker, 1856) accepted as Encheliophis gracilis (Bleeker, 1856) Species Carapus homei (Richardson, 1846) accepted as Encheliophis homei (Richardson, 1846) Species Carapus houlti (Ogilby, 1922) accepted as Encheliophis gracilis (Bleeker, 1856) Species Carapus imberbis (Cuvier, 1815) accepted as Carapus acus (Brünnich, 1768) Species Carapus mayottae Smith, 1955 accepted as Carapus mourlani (Petit, 1934) Species Carapus neglectus (Peters, 1855) accepted as Encheliophis homei (Richardson, 1846) Species Carapus owasianus Matsubara, 1953 accepted as Eurypleuron owasianum (Matsubara, 1953) Species Carapus parvibrachium Fowler, 1927 accepted as Onuxodon parvibrachium (Fowler, 1927) Species Carapus parvipinnis (Kaup, 1856) accepted as Carapus boraborensis (Kaup, 1856) Species Carapus pindae Smith, 1955 accepted as Carapus mourlani (Petit, 1934) Species Carapus recifensis Ancona López, 1956 accepted as Carapus bermudensis (Jones, 1874) Species Carapus reedi Smith, 1955 accepted as Onuxodon parvibrachium (Fowler, 1927) Species Carapus reedi Smith, 1955 accepted as Onuxodon fowleri (Smith, 1955) Species Carapus rendahli Whitley, 1941 accepted as Echiodon rendahli (Whitley, 1941) Species Carapus sagamianus Tanaka, 1908 accepted as Encheliophis sagamianus (Tanaka, 1908) Species Carapus variegatus Fowler & Steinitz, 1956 accepted as Carapus mourlani (Petit, 1934) | ||||||||||
| Environment | marine | ||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | ||||||||||
| Note |
Habitat: Known from seamounts and knolls [details] | ||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125853 | ||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Carapus. 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=125853 on 2013-05-23 | |||||||||||
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