WoRMS taxon details
Veliferidae
AphiaID: 154424
AphiaID: 154424
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Lampriformes (Order) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||
| Record status | Added by Database Management Team | |||||||
| Rank | Family | |||||||
| Parent | Lampriformes | |||||||
| 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 Metavelifer Walters, 1960 Genus Velifer Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 | |||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||
| Note |
Distribution: Distribution: Indian and western and mid-Pacific Oceans. Deep and compressed body. Pelvic fin rays 8 or 9. Long dorsal fin and anal fins. Swim bladder reaching far past the anus. Branchiostegal rays 6. Total vertebrae 33 or 34 (16 + 17 or 18). [details] | |||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154424 | |||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Veliferidae. 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=154424 on 2013-05-22 | ||||||||
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