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WoRMS taxon details

Embiotocidae 
AphiaID: 151386

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Added by Database Management Team
Rank Family
Parent Perciformes
Source  basis of record: 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 surfperches  [details]
Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Genus Amphistichus
Genus Brachyistius Gill, 1862
Genus Cymatogaster Gibbons, 1854
Genus Ditrema
Genus Embiotoca Agassiz, 1853
Genus Hyperprosopon
Genus Hypsurus Agassiz, 1861
Genus Hysterocarpus
Genus Micrometrus
Genus Neoditrema
Genus Phanerodon Girard, 1854
Genus Rhacochilus Agassiz, 1854
Genus Zalembius

Genus Abeona Girard, 1855 accepted as Micrometrus
Genus Amphigonopterus accepted as Micrometrus
Genus Crossochir accepted as Amphistichus
Genus Dacentrus accepted as Hysterocarpus
Genus Damalichthys Girard, 1855 accepted as Rhacochilus Agassiz, 1854
Genus Holconotus accepted as Amphistichus
Genus Metrogaster accepted as Cymatogaster Gibbons, 1854
Genus Mytilophagus accepted as Amphistichus
Genus Sargosomus accepted as Hysterocarpus
Genus Sema accepted as Embiotoca Agassiz, 1853
Genus Taeniotoca accepted as Embiotoca Agassiz, 1853
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151386
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2005-04-06 10:22:32Z  created  Claus, Simon
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Embiotocidae. 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=151386 on 2013-05-24
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