WoRMS taxon details
Caracanthidae
AphiaID: 154252
AphiaID: 154252
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Scorpaenoidei (Suborder) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||
| Record status | Added by Database Management Team | |||||||
| Rank | Family | |||||||
| Parent | Scorpaenoidei | |||||||
| 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 Caracanthus Krøyer, 1845 Genus Centropus accepted as Caracanthus Krøyer, 1845 Genus Crossoderma accepted as Caracanthus Krøyer, 1845 Genus Micropus Gray, 1831 accepted as Caracanthus Krøyer, 1845 | |||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||
| Note |
Description: Distribution: Indian and Pacific Oceans. Oval and strongly compressed body; papilose. Small mouth; terminal. Dorsal fin single; notched, with origin on nape. Spines in dorsal fin 6-8; soft rays 11-13. Extremely small pelvic fins. Pelvic spine 1; soft rays usually 2. Anal fin spines 2; soft rays 11-14. Gill openings lateral. Described as scaleless, but scales reportedly found below the dorsal fin base, the dorsal surface of the head with minute scales bearing a spine, and tubelike scales on the lateral line. Maximum length recorded 5 cm. [details] | |||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154252 | |||||||
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Caracanthidae. 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=154252 on 2013-05-19 | ||||||||
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