MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Sternoptychidae Duméril, 1805

WoRMS taxon details

Sternoptychidae Duméril, 1805

AphiaID

125603 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125603)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Stomiiformes

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Subfamily Maurolicinae Gill, 1885
1. Genus Araiophos Grey, 1961
2. Genus Argyripnus Gilbert & Cramer, 1897
3. Genus Danaphos Bruun, 1931
4. Genus Maurolicus Cocco, 1838
5. Genus Sonoda Grey, 1959
6. Genus Thorophos Bruun, 1931
7. Genus Valenciennellus Jordan & Evermann, 1896
8. Genus Mauroluccius accepted as Maurolicus Cocco, 1838 (misspelling)
9. Genus Neophos Myers, 1932 accepted as Thorophos Bruun, 1931
Subfamily Sternoptychinae Duméril, 1805
1. Genus Argyropelecus Cocco, 1829
2. Genus Polyipnus Günther, 1887
3. Genus Sternoptyx Hermann, 1781
4. Genus Argyropelachus accepted as Argyropelecus Cocco, 1829 (misspelling)
5. Genus Pleurothyris Lowe, 1843 accepted as Argyropelecus Cocco, 1829
6. Genus Polypnus accepted as Polyipnus Günther, 1887 (misspelling)
7. Genus Sternopteryx accepted as Sternoptyx Hermann, 1781 (misspelling)
8. Genus Sternoptychides Ogilby, 1888 accepted as Argyropelecus Cocco, 1829
Genus Valencienellus accepted as Valenciennellus Jordan & Evermann, 1896 (misspelling)

Environment

marine, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Distribution Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Branchiostegal rays 10, except Sternoptyx with 6; 3 on epihyal....

Distribution Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Branchiostegal rays 10, except Sternoptyx with 6; 3 on epihyal. Branchiostegal photophores 3-7 (mode 6). Branchiostegal pseudobranch present. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Sternoptychidae Duméril, 1805. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125603 on 2025-04-14

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

Licensing

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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, 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]

Taxonomy

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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Other

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]

additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

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Present

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Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Unreviewed

Definitions

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Language	Name
English	marine hatchetfishes	[details]
Japanese	ムネエソ科	[details]
Norwegian Bokmål	perlemorfiskfamilien	[details]
Norwegian Nynorsk	perlemorfiskfamilien	[details]
Swedish	pärlemorfiskar	[details]

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