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Kyphosidae Jordan, 1887

125540  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125540)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Centrarchiformes (Order)
  11. Kyphosidae (Family)
accepted
Family
Kyphosinae Jordan, 1887 · unaccepted > superseded rank

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  1. Genus Atypichthys Günther, 1862
  2. Genus Atypus Günther, 1860 accepted as Atypichthys Günther, 1862
  3. Genus Camarina Ayres, 1860 accepted as Girella Gray, 1835
  4. Genus Cantharus Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Spondyliosoma Cantor, 1849
  5. Genus Cridorsa Whitley, 1938 accepted as Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801
  6. Genus Doidixodon accepted as Doidyxodon Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Girella Gray, 1835 (misspelling)
  7. Genus Doidyxodon Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Girella Gray, 1835
  8. Genus Dorsuarius Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  9. Genus Doydixodon Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Girella Gray, 1835 (synonym)
  10. Genus Girella Gray, 1835
  11. Genus Girellichthys Klunzinger, 1872 accepted as Girella Gray, 1835
  12. Genus Girellops Regan, 1913 accepted as Girella Gray, 1835
  13. Genus Graus Philippi, 1887
  14. Genus Hermosilla Jenkins & Evermann, 1889
  15. Genus Kyphosis accepted as Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801 (misspelling)
  16. Genus Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801
  17. Genus Melambaphes Günther, 1863 accepted as Girella Gray, 1835 (synonym)
  18. Genus Microcanthus Swainson, 1839
  19. Genus Neatypus Waite, 1905
  20. Genus Neoscorpis Smith, 1931
  21. Genus Pimelepterus Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  22. Genus Pimelopterus accepted as Pimelepterus Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801 (misspelling)
  23. Genus Sectator Jordan & Fesler, 1893 accepted as Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  24. Genus Segutilum Whitley, 1931 accepted as Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  25. Genus Tephraeops Günther, 1859 accepted as Girella Gray, 1835
  26. Genus Therapaina Kaup, 1860 accepted as Microcanthus Swainson, 1839
  27. Genus Tilodon Thominot, 1881
  28. Genus Vinculum McCulloch, 1914 accepted as Tilodon Thominot, 1881
  29. Genus Xyster Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Usually found near shore. Some primarily algal feeders; others primarily...  
Description Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Usually found near shore. Some primarily algal feeders; others primarily carnivorous. That this family is monophyletic has yet to be established.  [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Kyphosidae Jordan, 1887. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125540 on 2025-05-02
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2015-04-17 08:48:21Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas
2021-06-30 10:54:26Z
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, <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] 

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  PDF available [request]

Other

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details] 

additional source 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] 

 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Unreviewed
Description Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Usually found near shore. Some primarily algal feeders; others primarily carnivorous. That this family is monophyletic has yet to be established.  [details]
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LanguageName 
English sea chubs  [details]
Japanese イスズミ科  [details]
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Kyphosidae) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Kyphosinae) (from synonym Kyphosinae Jordan, 1887)
To Genbank (from synonym Kyphosinae Jordan, 1887)
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