WoRMS taxon details
Haemulidae Gill, 1885
Pomadasyidae · unaccepted
- Subfamily Haemulinae Gill, 1885
- Genus Anisotremus Gill, 1861
- Genus Boridia Cuvier, 1830
- Genus Brachydeuterus Gill, 1862
- Genus Brachygenys Poey, 1868
- Genus Conodon Cuvier, 1830
- Genus Emmelichthyops Schultz, 1945
- Genus Haemulon Cuvier, 1829
- Genus Haemulopsis Steindachner, 1869
- Genus Isacia Jordan & Fesler, 1893
- Genus Microlepidotus Gill, 1862
- Genus Orthopristis Girard, 1858
- Genus Parakuhlia Pellegrin, 1913
- Genus Paranisotremus Tavera, Acero & Wainwright, 2018
- Genus Pomadasys Lacepède, 1802
- Genus Rhencus Jordan & Evermann, 1896
- Genus Xenichthys Gill, 1863
- Genus Xenistius Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
- Genus Xenocys Jordan & Bollman, 1890
- Genus Anomalodon Bowdich, 1825 accepted as Pomadasys Lacepède, 1802
- Genus Condon accepted as Conodon Cuvier, 1830 (misspelling)
- Genus Dacymba Jordan & Hubbs, 1917 accepted as Pomadasys Lacepède, 1802
- Genus Diabasis Desmarest, 1823 accepted as Haemulon Cuvier, 1829
- Genus Inermia Poey, 1860 accepted as Haemulon Cuvier, 1829 (synonym)
- Genus Lythrulon Jordan & Swain, 1884 accepted as Haemulon Cuvier, 1829
- Genus Orthostoechus Gill, 1862 accepted as Haemulon Cuvier, 1829
- Genus Otoperca Boulenger, 1915 accepted as Brachydeuterus Gill, 1862
- Genus Paraconodon Bleeker, 1876 accepted as Genyatremus Gill, 1862
- Genus Polotus Blyth, 1858 accepted as Pomadasys Lacepède, 1802
- Genus Pomadacys accepted as Pomadasys Lacepède, 1802 (misspelling)
- Genus Pomadasis accepted as Pomadasys Lacepède, 1802 (misspelling)
- Genus Pomadasyus accepted as Pomadasys Lacepède, 1802 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Pristipoma Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Pomadasys Lacepède, 1802
- Subfamily Plectorhinchinae Jordan & Thompson, 1912
- Genus Diagramma Oken, 1817
- Genus Genyatremus Gill, 1862
- Genus Parapristipoma Bleeker, 1873
- Genus Plectorhinchus Lacepède, 1801
- Genus Diagrammella Pellegrin, 1912 accepted as Parapristipoma Bleeker, 1873
- Genus Plectorhincus accepted as Plectorhinchus Lacepède, 1801 (misspelling)
- Genus Plectorhynchus accepted as Plectorhinchus Lacepède, 1801 (misspelling)
- Genus Plectorhyncus accepted as Plectorhinchus Lacepède, 1801 (misspelling)
- Genus Plectorinchus accepted as Plectorhinchus Lacepède, 1801 (misspelling)
- Genus Plectorrhinchus accepted as Plectorhinchus Lacepède, 1801 (misspelling)
- Genus Plectoryhnchus accepted as Plectorhinchus Lacepède, 1801 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Plectorynchus accepted as Plectorhinchus Lacepède, 1801 (misspelling)
- Genus Plectrohinchus accepted as Plectorhinchus Lacepède, 1801 (misspelling)
- Genus Plectrorhincus accepted as Plectorhinchus Lacepède, 1801 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Plectrorhynchus accepted as Plectorhinchus Lacepède, 1801 (misspelling)
- Genus Rhonciscus Jordan & Evermann, 1896
- Genus Bathystoma Scudder in Putnam, 1863 accepted as Haemulon Cuvier, 1829 (synonym)
- Genus Diagramella accepted as Diagrammella Pellegrin, 1912 accepted as Parapristipoma Bleeker, 1873 (misspelling)
- Genus Genytremus Gill, 1862 accepted as Anisotremus Gill, 1861 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. Dorsal fin with 9-14 spines; soft rays 11-26. Three spines in anal fin;...
Description Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. Dorsal fin with 9-14 spines; soft rays 11-26. Three spines in anal fin; soft rays 6-18. Small mouth. Usually cardiform jaw teeth. Vomer generally toothless. Usually with enlarged chin pores. Branchiostegal rays 7. Vertebrae 26 or 27 (10 or 11 + 16). To about 60 cm maximum length. Sometimes assigned to Pomadasyidae. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Haemulidae Gill, 1885. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125538 on 2025-05-13
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Nomenclature
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]
Taxonomy
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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Other
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]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]




Unreviewed
Description Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. Dorsal fin with 9-14 spines; soft rays 11-26. Three spines in anal fin; soft rays 6-18. Small mouth. Usually cardiform jaw teeth. Vomer generally toothless. Usually with enlarged chin pores. Branchiostegal rays 7. Vertebrae 26 or 27 (10 or 11 + 16). To about 60 cm maximum length. Sometimes assigned to Pomadasyidae. [details]
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Pomadasyidae)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Haemulidae)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Pomadasyidae)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Haemulidae FIN028957 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Haemulidae FIN028958 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Pomadasyidae)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Haemulidae)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Pomadasyidae)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Haemulidae FIN028957 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Haemulidae FIN028958 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS