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Derichthyidae 
AphiaID: 125428

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Anguilliformes
Source  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, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS[details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
English longneck eels  [details]
Direct child
taxa

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 Genus Derichthys Gill, 1884
Genus Nessorhamphus Schmidt, 1931

Genus Grammatocephalus accepted as Derichthys Gill, 1884
Environment marine
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125428
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Derichthyidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125428 on 2013-05-23
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