WoRMS taxon details
Nemipteridae
AphiaID: 151459
AphiaID: 151459
| 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 Nemipterus Swainson, 1839 Genus Parascolopsis Boulenger, 1901 Genus Pentapodus Genus Scaevius Whitley, 1947 Genus Scolopsis Cuvier, 1814 Genus Cheimarius accepted as Cheimerius Smith, 1938 Genus Euthyopteroma accepted as Nemipterus Swainson, 1839 Genus Genyorage accepted as Genyoroge Cantor, 1849 accepted as Lutjanus Bloch, 1790 Genus Heterodon accepted as Pentapodus Genus Heterognathodon accepted as Pentapodus Genus Leptoscolopsis accepted as Pentapodus Genus Lycogenis accepted as Scolopsis Cuvier, 1814 Genus Maenoides accepted as Pentapodus Genus Scalopsis accepted as Scolopsis Cuvier, 1814 Genus Sciaevius accepted as Scaevius Whitley, 1947 Genus Scolopsides accepted as Scolopsis Cuvier, 1814 Genus Synagris Günther, 1859 accepted as Nemipterus Swainson, 1839 | ||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | ||||||||||
| Note |
Description: Distribution: Tropical and sub-tropical Indo-West Pacific. Dorsal fin with 10 spines; soft rays 9. Three spines in anal fin; soft rays 7 (Nemipterus virgatus with 8). A filament off upper lobe of caudal fin in some species. Well developed subocular shelf and accessory pelvic keel. Intercalar present. Carnivorous fishes that feed mainly on other small fishes, cephalopods, crustaceans and polychaetes. Protogynous hermaphroditism is reported for some species of Scolopsis. Threadfin breams are an important component of commercial and artisanal fisheries. [details] | ||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151459 | ||||||||||
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Nemipteridae. 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=151459 on 2013-05-25 | |||||||||||
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