WoRMS taxon details
Drepaneidae Gill, 1872
Drepanidae · unaccepted (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)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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. (2024). FishBase. Drepaneidae Gill, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196072 on 2024-09-20
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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 [request]
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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]