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Grammicolepididae Poey, 1873

AphiaID

125614 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125614)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Zeiformes

Synonymised names

Grammicolepidae Poey, 1873 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

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Subfamily Grammicolepidinae Poey, 1873
1. Genus Grammicolepis Poey, 1873
2. Genus Xenolepidichthys Gilchrist, 1922
3. Genus Daramattus Smith, 1960 accepted as Grammicolepis Poey, 1873 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
4. Genus Grammocolepis Poey, 1873 accepted as Grammicolepis Poey, 1873 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
5. Genus Vesposus Jordan, 1921 accepted as Grammicolepis Poey, 1873 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
6. Genus Xenolepichthys Gilchrist, 1922 accepted as Xenolepidichthys Gilchrist, 1922 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
7. Genus Xenolepidichthis Gilchrist, 1922 accepted as Xenolepidichthys Gilchrist, 1922 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Subfamily Macrurocyttinae Myers, 1960
1. Genus Macrurocyttus Fowler, 1934

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Grammicolepididae Poey, 1873. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125614 on 2025-12-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2015-04-17 08:48:21Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2025-11-27 04:56:04Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa. 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors