WoRMS taxon details
Oplegnathidae
AphiaID: 151474
AphiaID: 151474
| 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 Ichthyorhamphus Genus Oplegnathus Richardson, 1840 Genus Hoplegnathus accepted as Oplegnathus Richardson, 1840 Genus Opleganthus accepted as Oplegnathus Richardson, 1840 Genus Scaradon accepted as Oplegnathus Richardson, 1840 Genus Scarostoma accepted as Oplegnathus Richardson, 1840 | |||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||
| Note |
Description: Distribution: Japan, southern half of Australia to Tasmania, Galapagos and Peru, and South Africa. Teeth fused forming a parrotlike beak in adults. Low spinous dorsal fin in adults. Spinous and soft dorsal fin about the same height and are countinuous in juveniles. Spines in dorsal fin 11 or 12; soft rays 11-22. Three spines in anal fin; 11-16 soft rays. Very small scales. About 0.9 m maximum length. [details] | |||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151474 | |||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Oplegnathidae. 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=151474 on 2013-05-22 | ||||||||
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