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Centrolophidae 
AphiaID: 125526

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Perciformes
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 medusafishes  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål svartfiskfamilien  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk svartfiskfamilien  [details]
Swedish svartfiskar  [details]
Direct child
taxa

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 Genus Centrolophus Lacepède, 1802
Genus Eurumelops
Genus Hyperoglyphe Günther, 1859
Genus Icichthys Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
Genus Psenopsis Gill, 1862
Genus Schedophilus Cocco, 1829
Genus Seriolella
Genus Tubbia Whitley, 1943

Genus Acentrolophus accepted as Centrolophus Lacepède, 1802
Genus Bathyseriola accepted as Psenopsis Gill, 1862
Genus Centrolophodes accepted as Centrolophus Lacepède, 1802
Genus Coroplopus accepted as Schedophilus Cocco, 1829
Genus Crius accepted as Schedophilus Cocco, 1829
Genus Eucrotus accepted as Schedophilus Cocco, 1829
Genus Hoplocoryphis Gill, 1862 accepted as Schedophilus Cocco, 1829
Genus Leirus Lowe, 1834 accepted as Schedophilus Cocco, 1829
Genus Lirus accepted as Leirus Lowe, 1834 accepted as Schedophilus Cocco, 1829
Genus Mupus accepted as Schedophilus Cocco, 1829
Genus Neptomenus accepted as Seriolella
Genus Palinurichthyes accepted as Palinurichthys Bleeker, 1859 accepted as Hyperoglyphe Günther, 1859
Genus Pseudoicichthys Parin & Permitin, 1969 accepted as Icichthys Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
Genus Toledia accepted as Hyperoglyphe Günther, 1859
Environment marine
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
Note  Description: Distribution: All tropical and temperate seas, excepting most of mid-Indian and mid-Pacific. Adults with pelvic fins. Continuous dorsal fin. Dorsal fin either with 0-5 feeble spines graduating to soft rays or 5-9 stout and much shorter spines not graduating to soft rays. Anal fin rays 15-41, usually 3 of which are spines.  [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125526
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Centrolophidae. 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=125526 on 2013-05-19
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