WoRMS taxon details
Drepaneidae Gill, 1872
Drepanidae (Preoccupied name (Lepidoptera))
Genus Drepane Cuvier, 1831
Genus Cryptosmilia Cope, 1867 accepted as Drepane Cuvier, 1831
Genus Drepanichthys Bonaparte, 1831 accepted as Drepane Cuvier, 1831
Genus Harpochirus accepted as Harpochris Cantor, 1849 accepted as Drepane Cuvier, 1831 (lapsus calami)
Genus Harpochris Cantor, 1849 accepted as Drepane Cuvier, 1831 (synonym)
Genus Cryptosmilia Cope, 1867 accepted as Drepane Cuvier, 1831
Genus Drepanichthys Bonaparte, 1831 accepted as Drepane Cuvier, 1831
Genus Harpochirus accepted as Harpochris Cantor, 1849 accepted as Drepane Cuvier, 1831 (lapsus calami)
Genus Harpochris Cantor, 1849 accepted as Drepane Cuvier, 1831 (synonym)
Not documented
Description Indo-west Pacific and West Africa. Body deep and laterally compressed. Mouth markedly protractile. Spinal portion of dorsal...
Description Indo-west Pacific and West Africa. Body deep and laterally compressed. Mouth markedly protractile. Spinal portion of dorsal fin with 13-14 spines, distinct from soft-rayed portion with 19-22 soft rays; anal fin with three spines and 17-19 soft rays; pectoral fins longer than head, falcate; 24 vertebrae. Maxilla distally exposed. Subocular shelf absent. Drepane punctata and D. longimana are only distinguished by color and might be the same species. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2018). FishBase. Drepaneidae Gill, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196072 on 2018-11-14
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Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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Description Indo-west Pacific and West Africa. Body deep and laterally compressed. Mouth markedly protractile. Spinal portion of dorsal fin with 13-14 spines, distinct from soft-rayed portion with 19-22 soft rays; anal fin with three spines and 17-19 soft rays; pectoral fins longer than head, falcate; 24 vertebrae. Maxilla distally exposed. Subocular shelf absent. Drepane punctata and D. longimana are only distinguished by color and might be the same species. [details]
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