WoRMS taxon details
Phosichthyidae Weitzman, 1974
Photichthyidae · unaccepted (synonym)
Genus Ichthyococcus Bonaparte, 1840
Genus Phosichthys Hutton, 1872
Genus Pollichthys Grey, 1959
Genus Polymetme McCulloch, 1926
Genus Vinciguerria Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Genus Woodsia Grey, 1959
Genus Yarrella Goode & Bean, 1896
Genus Coccia Günther, 1864 accepted as Ichthyococcus Bonaparte, 1840
Genus Lychnopoles Garman, 1899 accepted as Yarrella Goode & Bean, 1896
Genus Photichthys accepted as Phosichthys Hutton, 1872 (misspelling)
Genus Pollymetme accepted as Polymetme McCulloch, 1926 (misspelling)
Genus Varrela accepted as Yarrella Goode & Bean, 1896 (misspelling)
Genus Vinceguerria accepted as Vinciguerria Jordan & Evermann, 1896 (misspelling)
Genus Yarella accepted as Yarrella Goode & Bean, 1896 (misspelling)
Genus Zalarges Jordan & Williams, 1895 accepted as Vinciguerria Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Genus Phosichthys Hutton, 1872
Genus Pollichthys Grey, 1959
Genus Polymetme McCulloch, 1926
Genus Vinciguerria Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Genus Woodsia Grey, 1959
Genus Yarrella Goode & Bean, 1896
Genus Coccia Günther, 1864 accepted as Ichthyococcus Bonaparte, 1840
Genus Lychnopoles Garman, 1899 accepted as Yarrella Goode & Bean, 1896
Genus Photichthys accepted as Phosichthys Hutton, 1872 (misspelling)
Genus Pollymetme accepted as Polymetme McCulloch, 1926 (misspelling)
Genus Varrela accepted as Yarrella Goode & Bean, 1896 (misspelling)
Genus Vinceguerria accepted as Vinciguerria Jordan & Evermann, 1896 (misspelling)
Genus Yarella accepted as Yarrella Goode & Bean, 1896 (misspelling)
Genus Zalarges Jordan & Williams, 1895 accepted as Vinciguerria Jordan & Evermann, 1896
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Adults with well developed gillrakers. Supramaxillaries usually two....
Description Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Adults with well developed gillrakers. Supramaxillaries usually two. Adipose fin present in all but Yarella. Dorsal fin rays 10-16. Anal fin rays 12-33. Branchiostegal rays 11-22; 4-7 on epihyal. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Phosichthyidae Weitzman, 1974. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125602 on 2023-01-31
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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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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). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
[request] 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). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., 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 Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Adults with well developed gillrakers. Supramaxillaries usually two. Adipose fin present in all but Yarella. Dorsal fin rays 10-16. Anal fin rays 12-33. Branchiostegal rays 11-22; 4-7 on epihyal. [details]
