WoRMS taxon details
Menidae
AphiaID: 151451
AphiaID: 151451
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||
| Record status | Added by Database Management Team | |||||||
| Rank | Family | |||||||
| Parent | Perciformes | |||||||
| Source |
basis of record: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] | |||||||
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Genus Mene Lacepède, 1803 | |||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||
| Note |
Description: Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Disclike body; sharp-breasted. Dorsal contour almost horizontal. Dorsal soft rays 43-45; spines absent. Anal soft rays 30-33; anal spines absent. First . pelvic fin ray in adult very elongated. [details] | |||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151451 | |||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Menidae. 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=151451 on 2013-05-19 | ||||||||
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