WoRMS taxon details
Synodontidae Gill, 1861
- Subfamily Bathysaurinae
- Subfamily Harpadontinae Bleeker, 1875
- Genus Harpadon Lesueur, 1825
- Genus Saurida Valenciennes, 1850
- Genus Harpodon accepted as Harpadon Lesueur, 1825 (misspelling)
- Subfamily Synodontinae Gill, 1861
- Genus Synodus Scopoli, 1777
- Genus Trachinocephalus Gill, 1861
- Genus Alpismaris Risso, 1827 accepted as Synodus Scopoli, 1777
- Genus Goodella Ogilby, 1897 accepted as Trachinocephalus Gill, 1861
- Genus Laurida Swainson, 1838 accepted as Synodus Scopoli, 1777 (synonym)
- Genus Saurus Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Synodus Scopoli, 1777
- Genus Tirus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Synodus Scopoli, 1777
- Genus Trachynocephalus accepted as Trachinocephalus Gill, 1861 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Trichinocephalus accepted as Trachinocephalus Gill, 1861 (misspelling)
- Genus Xystodus Ogilby, 1910 accepted as Synodus Scopoli, 1777
- Genus Saurus Catesby, 1771 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Not available, published in a rejected work on Official Index (Opinion 89, Opinion 259).)
marine, brackish, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Chiefly marine; rarely brackish. Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific. Supramaxilla small, if present. Branchiostegal...
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]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Synodontidae Gill, 1861. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125449 on 2024-07-30
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taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
[request] context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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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]
