WoRMS taxon details
Monodactylidae
AphiaID: 151469
AphiaID: 151469
| 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 Monodactylus Lacepède, 1801 Genus Schuettea Genus Bramichthys accepted as Schuettea Genus Monodachtylus accepted as Monodactylus Lacepède, 1801 Genus Psettias accepted as Monodactylus Lacepède, 1801 Genus Psettus Cuvier (ex Commerson), 1829 accepted as Monodactylus Lacepède, 1801 Genus Psettus Commerson in Lacepède, 1801 accepted as Monodactylus Lacepède, 1801 Genus Stromatoidea accepted as Monodactylus Lacepède, 1801 | ||||||||||
| Environment | marine, brackish, fresh | ||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | ||||||||||
| Note |
Description: Chiefly marine and brackish; sometimes entering fresh water. Distribution: west Africa, Indo-Pacific. Body deep and highly compressed. Pelvic fins usually reduced or vestigial. Dorsal fin with the base long and scaly. Spines in dorsal fin 5-8, short and graduated. Anal fin base long; spines 3. Scales cycloid or ctenoid. Often silvery. Valued as aquarium fishes. [details] | ||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151469 | ||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Monodactylidae. 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=151469 on 2013-05-23 | |||||||||||
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