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Synodontidae 
AphiaID: 125449

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Aulopiformes (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Aulopiformes
Sources  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]

additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English lizardfishes  [details]
Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Subfamily Bathysaurinae
Subfamily Harpadontinae
  » Genus Harpadon Lesueur, 1825
» Genus Saurida
» Genus Harpodon accepted as Harpadon Lesueur, 1825
Subfamily Synodontinae
  » Genus Synodus Scopoli, 1777
» Genus Trachinocephalus Gill, 1861
» Genus Alpismaris Risso, 1827 accepted as Synodus Scopoli, 1777
» Genus Goodella accepted as Trachinocephalus Gill, 1861
» Genus Laurida Swainson, 1838 accepted as Synodus Scopoli, 1777
» Genus Saurus Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Synodus Scopoli, 1777
» Genus Tirus accepted as Synodus Scopoli, 1777
» Genus Trichinocephalus accepted as Trachinocephalus Gill, 1861
» Genus Xystodus accepted as Synodus Scopoli, 1777

Genus Saurus Catesby, 1771 (nomen dubium, Not available, published in a rejected work on Official Index (Opinion 89, Opinion 259).)
Environment marine
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
Note  Description: Chiefly marine; rarely brackish. Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific. Supramaxilla small, if present. Branchiostegal rays 12-26, except the neotenic Bathysaurus mollis with 8. Vertebrae 49-63. Non-hermaphroditic, except Bathysaurus. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125449
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Synodontidae. 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=125449 on 2013-05-24
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