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Trachichthyidae Bleeker, 1856

125459  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125459)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Trachichthyiformes (Order)
  11. Trachichthyidae (Family)
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marine, terrestrial
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Description Marine: mostly deep-sea dwellers. Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. On head: extensive mucous cavities...  
Description Marine: mostly deep-sea dwellers. Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. On head: extensive mucous cavities separated by spinous ridges and covered with membranous skin. Angle of preopercle with a distinct spine. A single normal spine in pelvic fin; soft rays 6. Dorsal fin with 3-8 spines. A median ridge of scutes in abdomen. Interspecific variation in type of scales. Body very deep to moderately deep. Some species are bioluminescent. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Trachichthyidae Bleeker, 1856. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125459 on 2024-11-21
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2015-04-17 08:48:21Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas
2021-06-30 08:32:11Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

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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  PDF available [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 
Unreviewed
Description Marine: mostly deep-sea dwellers. Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. On head: extensive mucous cavities separated by spinous ridges and covered with membranous skin. Angle of preopercle with a distinct spine. A single normal spine in pelvic fin; soft rays 6. Dorsal fin with 3-8 spines. A median ridge of scutes in abdomen. Interspecific variation in type of scales. Body very deep to moderately deep. Some species are bioluminescent. [details]
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LanguageName 
English slimeheads  [details]
Japanese ヒウチダイ科  [details]
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