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Macrurocyttidae

125615  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125615)

  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. Zeiformes (Order)
  11. Macrurocyttidae (Family)
 unaccepted (Downlifted to subfamily rank in Family Grammicolepididae.)
Family
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Distribution Distribution: primarily off southern Africa and tropical western Pacific. Pelvic fin with a single spine which is long,...  
Distribution Distribution: primarily off southern Africa and tropical western Pacific. Pelvic fin with a single spine which is long, very much serrated and strong, preceeding the soft rays. Lateral line single. Anal fin spines, when present, 1 or 2; weak.  [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Macrurocyttidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125615 on 2024-12-26
Date
action
by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2022-12-22 02:09:49Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

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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). (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
Distribution Distribution: primarily off southern Africa and tropical western Pacific. Pelvic fin with a single spine which is long, very much serrated and strong, preceeding the soft rays. Lateral line single. Anal fin spines, when present, 1 or 2; weak.  [details]
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