Taxonomy Profile: Cyprinodontidae (Gill 1865)

Cyprinodontidae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
killifishes []
toothcarps []
pupfishes []
cyprinodontids []
cachorritos []
cyprinodontes []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Cyprinodontidae: 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 : Acanthopterygii
Order : Cyprinodontiformes
killifishes |
cyprinodontes |
cyprinodontiforms |
cyprinodonts |
Suborder : Cyprinodontoidei
cyprinodontoids |
Family : Cyprinodontidae
killifishes |
toothcarps |
pupfishes |
cyprinodontids |
cachorritos |
cyprinodontes |
Cyprinodontidae Direct Children(s):
Cubanichthyinae
(Parenti 1981)
Cyprinodontinae
(Gill 1865)
Cyprinodontidae: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Wayne C. Starnes
Notes:
Research Curator of Fishes, North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, Research Laboratory, 4301 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA
Reference for:
Cyprinodontidae
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Cyprinodontidae
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1980-01-01 / 1980-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12
Page(s):
174
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Cyprinodontidae
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:
Cyprinodontidae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1991-01-01 / 1991-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fifth Edition
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 20
Page(s):
183
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-913235-70-9/0097-0638
Notes:
Reference for:
Cyprinodontidae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Parenti, Lynne R.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1981-09-03 / 1981-09-03
Article/Chapter Title:
A phylogenetic and biogeographic analysis of cyprinodontiform fishes (Teleostei, Atherinomorpha)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, vol. 168, pt. 4
Page(s):
335-557
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0003-0090
Notes:
Reference for:
Cyprinodontidae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1991-01-01 / 1991-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
World Fishes Important to North Americans Exclusive of Species from the Continental Waters of the United States and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 21
Page(s):
243
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-913235-54-7/0097-0638
Notes:
0-913124-54-7 (cloth)
Reference for:
Cyprinodontidae
Cyprinodontidae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Cyprinodontidae: Comments