WoRMS taxon details
Solenostomidae
AphiaID: 154578
AphiaID: 154578
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Syngnathiformes (Order) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||
| Record status | Added by Database Management Team | |||||||
| Rank | Family | |||||||
| Parent | Syngnathiformes | |||||||
| 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 Solenostomus Lacepède, 1803 Genus Solenichthys accepted as Solenostomus Lacepède, 1803 Genus Solenostoma accepted as Aulostomus Lacepède, 1803 Genus Solenostomatichthys accepted as Solenostomus Lacepède, 1803 | |||||||
| Environment | marine | |||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||
| Notes |
Distribution: Indo-Pacific region. Short and compressed body, bearing large stellate bony plates. First dorsal fin with 5 long weak spines; the second dorsal mounted on a base having 18-23 soft rays. Relatively large pelvic fins opposite first dorsal fin; with 1 spine and 6 soft rays on pelvic fins. Gill openings moderately large. Females with the pelvics forming a brood pouch for incubating eggs. Attains 16 cm maximum length. [details] Habitat: tropical [details] | |||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154578 | |||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Solenostomidae. 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=154578 on 2013-05-21 | ||||||||
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