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Caproidae 
AphiaID: 125613

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: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [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 boarfishes  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål villsvinfiskfamilien  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk villsvinfiskfamilien  [details]
Swedish trynfiskar  [details]
Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Genus Antigonia Lowe, 1843
Genus Capros Lacepède, 1802

Genus Caprophonus accepted as Antigonia Lowe, 1843
Genus Hypsinotus accepted as Antigonia Lowe, 1843
Environment marine
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
Note  Distribution: Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Body scaly. Scales small; ctenoid. Spines in dorsal fin 7-9. Anal fin spines 2-3. A single spine in pelvic fin; soft rays 5. Rounded caudal fin. Vertebrae 21-23.  [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125613
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
2009-06-10 11:50:27Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Caproidae. 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=125613 on 2013-05-19
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