WoRMS taxon details
Kraemeriidae
AphiaID: 151421
AphiaID: 151421
| 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 |
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Genus Gobitrichinotus Genus Kraemeria Steindachner, 1906 Genus Psammichthys accepted as Kraemeria Steindachner, 1906 | |||||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||||||||
| Note |
Description: Distribution: Indo-Pacific, as far as Hawaii. Body elongate and usually scaleless. Tip of tongue with 2 lobes. Lower jaw jutted with the chin enlarged. Small eyes. Anal and dorsal fins not confluent with caudal fin. Usually 1 dorsal fin with 4-6 weak spines; soft rays usually 13-18. Pelvic fins usually separate; spine 1; soft rays 5. About 6 cm maximum length. Usually live in sandy shallow waters; many are burrowing with only the head out. [details] | |||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151421 | |||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Kraemeriidae. 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=151421 on 2013-05-21 | ||||||||||||||
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