Taxonomy Profile: Carapinae

Carapinae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Subfamily
Synonym(s):
Fierasferidae
Common Name(s):
pearlfishes []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Carapinae: 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 : Paracanthopterygii
Order : Ophidiiformes
ophidiiforms |
Suborder : Ophidioidei
Family : Carapidae
pearlfishes |
perleros |
aurins |
Subfamily : Carapinae
pearlfishes |
Carapinae Direct Children(s):
Carapus
(Rafinesque 1810)
Echiodon
(Thompson 1837)
Encheliophis
(Müller 1842)
Onuxodon
(Smith 1955)
Eurypleuron
(Markle and Olney 1990)
Carapinae: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
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:
Carapinae
Carapinae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Carapinae: Comments