WoRMS taxon details
Lophotidae Bonaparte, 1845
Genus Eumecichthys Regan, 1907
Genus Lophotus Giorna, 1809
Genus Leptopus Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Lophotus Giorna, 1809
Genus Lophotes accepted as Lophotus Giorna, 1809 (misspelling)
Genus Lophotus Giorna, 1809
Genus Leptopus Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Lophotus Giorna, 1809
Genus Lophotes accepted as Lophotus Giorna, 1809 (misspelling)
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Distribution Distribution: most oceans. Naked or with small deciduous cycloid scales. Anal fin short and situated posteriorly. Normal...
Distribution Distribution: most oceans. Naked or with small deciduous cycloid scales. Anal fin short and situated posteriorly. Normal caudal fin. Pelvic fin with 1-9 rays, if present. Dorsal fin rays about 220-392, with origin above or before tip of snout. Swim bladder present. Ink sac opens into cloaca. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Lophotidae Bonaparte, 1845. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125479 on 2023-02-04
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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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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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
[request] 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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Distribution Distribution: most oceans. Naked or with small deciduous cycloid scales. Anal fin short and situated posteriorly. Normal caudal fin. Pelvic fin with 1-9 rays, if present. Dorsal fin rays about 220-392, with origin above or before tip of snout. Swim bladder present. Ink sac opens into cloaca. [details]
