Taxonomy Profile: Drepaneidae (Gill 1972)

Drepaneidae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Drepanidae
Gill 1972
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Drepaneidae: 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 : Perciformes
perch-like fishes |
Suborder : Percoidei
Family : Drepaneidae
Drepaneidae Direct Children(s):
Drepane
(Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1831)
Drepaneidae: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Nelson, Joseph S.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2006-02-01 / 2006-02-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Fishes of the World, Fourth Edition
Page(s):
xix + 601
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons
Publication Place:
Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-471-25031-7/
Notes:
Reference for:
Drepaneidae
Drepaneidae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Drepaneidae: Comments
Comment:
See Nelson (2006). The ICZN ruled in 1976 (Opinion 1046) that since the original fish family name spelling Drepanidae Gill 1972 was a junior homonym of the lepidopteran family name Drepanidae Boisduval 1828, the fish name should be considered an "incorrect original spelling," and corrected it to Drepaneidae Gill 1872