MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Merlucciidae Rafinesque, 1815

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Merlucciidae Rafinesque, 1815

AphiaID

125473 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125473)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Gadiformes

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Subfamily Merlucciinae Rafinesque, 1815
1. Genus Lyconodes Gilchrist, 1922
2. Genus Lyconus Günther, 1887
3. Genus Macruronus Günther, 1873
4. Genus Merluccius Rafinesque, 1810
5. Genus Epicopus Günther, 1860 accepted as Merluccius Rafinesque, 1810
6. Genus Hidronus accepted as Hydronus Minding, 1832 accepted as Merluccius Rafinesque, 1810 (misspelling)
7. Genus Homalopomus Girard, 1856 accepted as Merluccius Rafinesque, 1810
8. Genus Hydronus Minding, 1832 accepted as Merluccius Rafinesque, 1810 (synonym)
9. Genus Macrouronus accepted as Macruronus Günther, 1873 (misspelling)
10. Genus Merlucius accepted as Merluccius Rafinesque, 1810 (misspelling)
11. Genus Merlus Guichenot, 1848 accepted as Merluccius Rafinesque, 1810
12. Genus Stomodon Mitchill, 1814 accepted as Merluccius Rafinesque, 1810
13. Genus Trachinoides Borodin, 1934 accepted as Merluccius Rafinesque, 1810
Subfamily Steindachneriinae Parr, 1942 accepted as Steindachneriidae Parr, 1942 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Genus Steinachneria accepted as Steindachneria Goode & Bean, 1888 (misspelling)

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Distribution Distribution: Atlantic, eastern Pacific, Tasmania, and New Zealand. Dorsal fins 2, except Lyconodes with one. Second dorsal...

Distribution Distribution: Atlantic, eastern Pacific, Tasmania, and New Zealand. Dorsal fins 2, except Lyconodes with one. Second dorsal fin and anal fin with a posterior notch. Chin barbel lacking. Small cycloid scales. Teeth present on head of vomer. Spinous first principal dorsal ray. Mouth large and terminal; long, pointed teeth in most species. A large V-shaped ridge appears on the upper side of the head. Pelvic fin rays 7-10. Branchiostegal rays 7. Pyloric caeca absent. Species of Merluccius are voracious predators inhabiting the continental shelf and upper slope. The three species of Macruronus live in large schools on the continental shelf in Subantarctic waters. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Merlucciidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125473 on 2024-11-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2015-04-17 08:48:21Z

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. Zootaxa. 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. 2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao. 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, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 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. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. 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

Definitions

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Language	Name
English	merluccid hakes	[details]
Japanese	メルルーサ科	[details]
Norwegian Bokmål	lysingfamilien	[details]
Norwegian Nynorsk	lysingfamilien	[details]
Swedish	kummelfiskar	[details]

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