WoRMS taxon details
Paralichthyidae
AphiaID: 154168
AphiaID: 154168
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Pleuronectiformes (Order) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||
| Record status | Edited by Database Management Team | ||||||||||
| Rank | Family | ||||||||||
| Parent | Pleuronectiformes | ||||||||||
| Sources |
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] additional source: Fishbase, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] | ||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Genus Ancylopsetta Gill, 1864 Genus Cephalopsetta Genus Citharichthys Bleeker, 1862 Genus Cyclopsetta Gill, 1889 Genus Etropus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 Genus Gastropsetta Bean, 1895 Genus Hippoglossina Steindachner, 1876 Genus Paralichthys Girard, 1858 Genus Pseudorhombus Bleeker, 1862 Genus Syacium Ranzani, 1842 Genus Tarphops Genus Tephrinectes Genus Thysanopsetta Genus Xystreurys Genus Aramaca accepted as Syacium Ranzani, 1842 Genus Azevia accepted as Cyclopsetta Gill, 1889 Genus Citarichthys accepted as Citharichthys Bleeker, 1862 Genus Citharichtthys accepted as Citharichthys Bleeker, 1862 Genus Cyclopseta accepted as Cyclopsetta Gill, 1889 Genus Dorsopsetta accepted as Cyclopsetta Gill, 1889 Genus Hemirhombus accepted as Syacium Ranzani, 1842 Genus Lioglossina accepted as Hippoglossina Steindachner, 1876 Genus Notosema accepted as Ancylopsetta Gill, 1864 Genus Platophrys accepted as Bothus Rafinesque, 1810 Genus Scyacium accepted as Syacium Ranzani, 1842 Genus Spinirhombus accepted as Pseudorhombus Bleeker, 1862 Genus Verecundum accepted as Xystreurys | ||||||||||
| Environment | marine | ||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | ||||||||||
| Note |
Description: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans; marine, rarely in freshwater. Eyes on the left side. No spines in pectoral and pelvic fins; pelvic fin bases short and nearly symmetrical. Eggs with a single oil globule in the yolk. Placement of Tephrinectes and Thysanopsetta into this family is only provisional. [details] | ||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154168 | ||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Paralichthyidae. 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=154168 on 2013-05-18 | |||||||||||
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