WoRMS taxon details
Creediidae
AphiaID: 151410
AphiaID: 151410
| 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] | |||||||
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Genus Apodocreedia de Beaufort, 1948 Genus Chalixodytes Schultz, 1943 Genus Creedia Genus Crystallodytes Genus Limnichthys Waite, 1904 Genus Myopsaron Shibukawa, 2010 Genus Schizochirus Genus Tewara | |||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||
| Note |
Description: Distribution: Indo-West Pacific from South Africa to Hawaii. Lower jaw fringed with a row of cirri. A knob projecting backward at the articulation of lower jaw. Snout fleshy and jutting beyond lower jaw. Lateral line goes down to ventral surface gradually or abruptly. Scales in lateral line often with three-lobed posterior extensions, except the most anterior scales. A few species largely scaleless, except for lateral line scales. Dorsal fin with 12-43 unbranched soft rays. One spine in pelvic fin; soft rays 3-5. One species without fins. Pelvics very close to each other. Cornea folding in at junction of skin and cornea. Slightly bulging eyes. Opercular bone very much splintered. About 8 cm maximum length. [details] | |||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151410 | |||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Creediidae. 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=151410 on 2013-05-23 | ||||||||
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