WoRMS taxon details
Diodontidae
AphiaID: 125608
AphiaID: 125608
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||
| Rank | Family | ||||||||||
| Parent | Tetraodontiformes | ||||||||||
| 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 |
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Genus Allomycterus Genus Atinga Genus Chilomycterus Brisout de Barneville, 1846 Genus Cyclichthys Kaup, 1855 Genus Dicotylichthys Kaup, 1855 Genus Diodon Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Lophodiodon Fraser-Brunner, 1943 Genus Tragulichthys Whitley, 1931 Genus Atopomycterus accepted as Dicotylichthys Kaup, 1855 Genus Chilomycteris accepted as Chilomycterus Brisout de Barneville, 1846 Genus Cyclicthys accepted as Cyclichthys Kaup, 1855 Genus Euchilomycterus accepted as Diodon Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Paradiodon accepted as Diodon Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Trichodiodon accepted as Diodon Linnaeus, 1758 | ||||||||||
| Environment | marine | ||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | ||||||||||
| Note |
Description: Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Well-developed sharp spines covering body. Jaws with 2 fused teeth. Opposite premaxillaries and dentaries entirely united at midline. Adults found inshore; the young pelagic. [details] | ||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125608 | ||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Diodontidae. 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=125608 on 2013-05-18 | |||||||||||
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