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Canthidermis 
AphiaID: 126229

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Balistidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Parent Balistidae
Source  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]

Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Species Canthidermis macrolepis (Boulenger, 1888)
Species Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
Species Canthidermis sufflamen (Mitchill, 1815)

Species Canthidermis longirostris Tortonese, 1956 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
Species Canthidermis maculatus (Bloch, 1786) accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
Species Canthidermis rotundatus (Marion de Procé, 1822) accepted as Balistes rotundatus Marion de Procé, 1822
Species Canthidermis senticosus (Richardson, 1848) accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
Species Canthidermis villosus Fedoryako, 1979 accepted as Canthidermis macrolepis (Boulenger, 1888)
Species Canthidermis viola Herre, 1926 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
Species Canthidermis willughbeii (Lay & Bennett, 1839) accepted as Balistes willughbeii Lay & Bennett, 1839
Environment marine
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126229
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Canthidermis. 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=126229 on 2013-05-23
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