WoRMS taxon details
Cheilodactylidae
AphiaID: 151477
AphiaID: 151477
| 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 Cheilodactylus Lacepède, 1803 Genus Chirodactylus Gill, 1862 Genus Dactylophora Genus Nemadactylus Richardson, 1839 Genus Acantholatris accepted as Nemadactylus Richardson, 1839 Genus Cheiloductylus accepted as Cheilodactylus Lacepède, 1803 Genus Chilodactylus accepted as Cheilodactylus Lacepède, 1803 Genus Goniistius Gill, 1862 accepted as Cheilodactylus Lacepède, 1803 Genus Gregoryina accepted as Cheilodactylus Lacepède, 1803 Genus Palunolepis accepted as Chirodactylus Gill, 1862 Genus Psilocranium accepted as Dactylophora Genus Sciaenoides Richardson (ex Solander), 1850 accepted as Nemadactylus Richardson, 1839 Genus Zeodrius accepted as Goniistius Gill, 1862 accepted as Cheilodactylus Lacepède, 1803 | |||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||
| Note |
Description: Distribution: Southern Hemisphere (parts of Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans) and Northern Hemisphere (off Japan, China and Hawaiian Islands). Dorsal fin single, continuous or almost separate; spines 14-22; soft rays 19-39. Three spines in anal fin; soft rays 7-19. No teeth in vomer and palatines. Adults with the lower 4-7 pectoral rays usually thickened, elongated, and free. Vertebrae usually 24. About 1 m maximum length. [details] | |||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151477 | |||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Cheilodactylidae. 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=151477 on 2013-05-24 | ||||||||
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