Taxonomy Profile: Diodontidae

Diodontidae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
porcupinefishes []
burrfishes []
peces erizo []
poissons porcs-épics []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Diodontidae: 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 : Tetraodontiformes
leatherjackets |
cowfishes |
filefishes |
puffers |
triggerfishes |
trunkfishes |
balistes |
poissons-coffres |
poissons-globes |
Suborder : Tetraodontoidei
puffers |
porcupinefishes |
tétrodons |
Family : Diodontidae
porcupinefishes |
burrfishes |
peces erizo |
poissons porcs-épics |
Diodontidae Direct Children(s):
Chilomycterus
(Brisout de Barneville 1846)
Diodon
(Linnaeus 1758)
Allomycterus
(McCulloch 1921)
Cyclichthys
(Kaup 1855)
Dicotylichthys
(Kaup 1855)
Lophodiodon
(Fraser-Brunner 1943)
Tragulichthys
(Whitley 1931)
Diodontidae: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Diodontidae
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 03-Feb-2015
Acquired:
2015-09-02
Notes:
Eschmeyer, W. N. (ed). Catalog of Fishes. (http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 09-Feb-2015
Reference for:
Diodontidae
Source:
Phylogenetic Classification of Bony Fishes
Acquired:
2017-01-01
Notes:
Betancur-R, R., E. Wiley, N. Bailly, M. Miya, G. Lecointre, and G. Ortí. 2014. Phylogenetic Classification of Bony Fishes, Version 3. Available at https://sites.google.com/site/guilleorti/home/classification
Reference for:
Diodontidae
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:
Diodontidae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Klein-MacPhee, Grace / Collette, Bruce B., and Grace Klein-MacPhee, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2002-01-01 / 2002-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Porcupinefishes: Family Diodontidae
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine, Third Edition
Page(s):
601-602
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-951-3/
Notes:
Reference for:
Diodontidae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Page, L. M., H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, et al., eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2013-04-01 / 2013-04-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Seventh Edition
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 34
Page(s):
243
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
978-1-934874-318/
Notes:
Reference for:
Diodontidae
Diodontidae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Diodontidae: Comments