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Percophidae 
AphiaID: 151412

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 duckbills  [details]
Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Subfamily Bembropinae
  » Genus Bembrops Steindachner, 1876
» Genus Chrionema
» Genus Bathypercis accepted as Bembrops Steindachner, 1876
» Genus Chriomystax accepted as Chrionema
» Genus Hypsicometes accepted as Bembrops Steindachner, 1876
Subfamily Hemerocoetinae
  » Genus Acanthaphritis Günther, 1880
» Genus Dactylopsaron
» Genus Enigmapercis
» Genus Hemerocoetes
» Genus Matsubaraea
» Genus Osopsaron Jordan & Starks, 1904
» Genus Pteropsaron Jordan & Snyder, 1902
» Genus Squamicreedia
» Genus Branchiopsaron accepted as Acanthaphritis Günther, 1880
» Genus Roxasella accepted as Matsubaraea
» Genus Spinapsaron accepted as Acanthaphritis Günther, 1880
Subfamily Percophinae
  » Genus Percophis
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To ITIS
Note  Description: Distribution: Atlantic and Indo-West Pacific. Head depressed. Usually big-eyed. Interorbital width small. Spinous dorsal present or absent; separate from soft dorsal if present. Anal fin may have 1 spine. One spine in pelvic fin; soft rays 5. Pelvic fins widely separate.  [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151412
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2005-04-06 10:22:32Z  created  Claus, Simon
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Percophidae. 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=151412 on 2013-05-19
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