WoRMS taxon details
Pempheridae Bleeker, 1859
- Genus Parapriacanthus Steindachner, 1870
- Genus Pempheris Cuvier, 1829
- Genus Catalufa Snyder, 1911 accepted as Pempheris Cuvier, 1829
- Genus Liopempheris Ogilby, 1913 accepted as Pempheris Cuvier, 1829
- Genus Parapempheris von Bonde, 1923 accepted as Parapriacanthus Steindachner, 1870
- Genus Pempherichthys Klunzinger, 1871 accepted as Parapriacanthus Steindachner, 1870
- Genus Pemphperis accepted as Pempheris Cuvier, 1829 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Pimepheris accepted as Pempheris Cuvier, 1829 (misspelling)
marine, brackish, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Distribution: western Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Body deep; compressed. Maxillae not extending beyond center of...
Description Distribution: western Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Body deep; compressed. Maxillae not extending beyond center of eye. Smooth preorbital. Eyes big, lacking adipose lid. Dorsal fin short, with origin before middle of body. Dorsal fin with 4-7 graduated spines; soft rays 7-12. Anal fin with usually 3 (very rarely 2) spines and 17-45 soft rays. Scales along lateral line usually 40-82; the tubes usually short and wide. Long gillrakers, usually 25-31. A few species with luminiscent organs. Pyloric caeca 9 or 10. Swim bladder present in all but one species. Vertebrae 25 (10 + 15). To about 30 cm maximum length. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Pempheridae Bleeker, 1859. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151460 on 2025-10-30
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
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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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Description Distribution: western Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Body deep; compressed. Maxillae not extending beyond center of eye. Smooth preorbital. Eyes big, lacking adipose lid. Dorsal fin short, with origin before middle of body. Dorsal fin with 4-7 graduated spines; soft rays 7-12. Anal fin with usually 3 (very rarely 2) spines and 17-45 soft rays. Scales along lateral line usually 40-82; the tubes usually short and wide. Long gillrakers, usually 25-31. A few species with luminiscent organs. Pyloric caeca 9 or 10. Swim bladder present in all but one species. Vertebrae 25 (10 + 15). To about 30 cm maximum length. [details]
