Taxonomy Profile: Apteronotidae

Apteronotidae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
apteronotid eels []
ghost knifefishes []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Apteronotidae: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Class : Teleostei
Superorder : Ostariophysi
Suborder : Sternopygoidei
Family : Apteronotidae
apteronotid eels |
ghost knifefishes |
Apteronotidae Direct Children(s):
Apteronotus
(Lacepède 1800)
Adontosternarchus
(Ellis in Eigenmann 1912)
Porotergus
(Ellis in Eigenmann 1912)
Sternarchella
(Eigenmann in Eigenmann and Ward 1905)
Sternarchorhynchus
(Castelnau 1855)
Compsaraia
(Albert 2001)
Magosternarchus
(Lundberg Cox Fernandes and Albert in Lundberg et al 1996)
Megadontognathus
(Mago-Leccia 1994)
Orthosternarchus
(Ellis 1913)
Parapteronotus
(Albert 2001)
Platyurosternarchus
(Mago-Leccia 1994)
Sternarchogiton
(Eigenmann in Eigenmann and Ward 1905)
Sternarchorhamphus
(Eigenmann in Eigenmann and Ward 1905)
Apteronotidae: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Apteronotidae
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Shiino, Sueo M.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1976-09-01 / 1976-09-01
Article/Chapter Title:
List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4
Page(s):
262
Publisher:
Shima Marineland
Publication Place:
Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan
ISBN/ISSN:
/0385-1109
Notes:
Reference for:
Apteronotidae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Nelson, Joseph S.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1994-01-01 / 1994-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Fishes of the World, Third Edition
Page(s):
xvii + 600
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons
Publication Place:
New York, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-471-54713-1/
Notes:
Reference for:
Apteronotidae
Apteronotidae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Apteronotidae: Comments