Deep-Sea taxon details
Ariommatidae Haedrich, 1967
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Distribution Tropical and subtropical eastern North and South America, Africa, Asia, Kermadec Islands, and Hawaii. Adults with pelvic...
Distribution Tropical and subtropical eastern North and South America, Africa, Asia, Kermadec Islands, and Hawaii. Adults with pelvic fins. Dorsal fins 2. The spinous dorsal with 10-12 slender spines; soft dorsal with 14-18 soft rays. Three short spines in anal fin; soft rays 13-16. Pectoral fin rays 20-24. Two low fleshy keels on each side of caudal peduncle. 30-32 vertebrae. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Ariommatidae Haedrich, 1967. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151430 on 2025-05-24
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Ariommatidae Haedrich, 1967. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151430 on 2025-05-24
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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 
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]
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]
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Distribution Tropical and subtropical eastern North and South America, Africa, Asia, Kermadec Islands, and Hawaii. Adults with pelvic fins. Dorsal fins 2. The spinous dorsal with 10-12 slender spines; soft dorsal with 14-18 soft rays. Three short spines in anal fin; soft rays 13-16. Pectoral fin rays 20-24. Two low fleshy keels on each side of caudal peduncle. 30-32 vertebrae. [details]Habitat In deep waters. [details]
