Taxonomy Profile: Phosichthyidae

Phosichthyidae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Photichthyidae
Common Name(s):
lightfishes []
lighthousefishes []
peces luminosos []
poissons étoilés []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Phosichthyidae: 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 : Stenopterygii
Order : Stomiiformes
Suborder : Photichthyoidei
Family : Phosichthyidae
lightfishes |
lighthousefishes |
peces luminosos |
poissons étoilés |
Phosichthyidae Direct Children(s):
Pollichthys
(Grey 1959)
Polymetme
(McCulloch 1926)
Vinciguerria
(Jordan and Evermann in Goode and Bean 1896)
Ichthyococcus
(Bonaparte 1840)
Woodsia
(Grey 1959)
Yarrella
(Goode and Bean 1896)
Phosichthys
(Hutton 1872)
Phosichthyidae: 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:
Phosichthyidae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Moore, Jon A., Karsten E. Hartel, James E. Craddock, and John K. Galbraith
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2003-06-01 / 2003-06-01
Article/Chapter Title:
An annotated list of deepwater fishes from off the New England region, with new area records
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Northeastern Naturalist, vol. 10, no. 2
Page(s):
159-248
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/1092-6194
Notes:
Reference for:
Phosichthyidae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Craddock, James E., and Karsten E. Hartel / Collette, Bruce B., and Grace Klein-MacPhee, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2002-01-01 / 2002-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Lightfishes: Family Phosichthyidae
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine, Third Edition
Page(s):
190-191
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-951-3/
Notes:
Reference for:
Phosichthyidae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Harold, A. S. / Carpenter, Kent E., and Volker H. Niem, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1999-01-01 / 1999-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Phosichthyidae (=Photichthyidae): Lightfishes (lighthousefishes)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes: The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific, vol. 3: Batoid fishes, chimaeras and Bony fishes, part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae)
Page(s):
1903-1904
Publisher:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publication Place:
Rome, Italy
ISBN/ISSN:
92-5-104302-7/1020-6868
Notes:
Reference for:
Phosichthyidae
Phosichthyidae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Phosichthyidae: Comments
Comment:
Although Nelson (1994) lists "Photichthyidae" for this family, more recent authors (e.g., Craddock and Hartel in Collette and Klein-MacPhee, 2002; Moore et al., 2003; Eschmeyer's online Catalog of Fishes, 2003) favor the change to Phosichthyidae, to reflect the correct spelling of the type genus, Phosichthys Hutton 1872