Taxonomy Profile: Plotosidae (Bleeker 1858)

Plotosidae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
eeltail catfishes []
eel catfishes []
coral catfishes []
stinging catfishes []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Plotosidae: 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 : Ostariophysi
Order : Siluriformes
catfishes |
silures |
Family : Plotosidae
eeltail catfishes |
eel catfishes |
coral catfishes |
stinging catfishes |
Plotosidae Direct Children(s):
Cnidoglanis
(Günther 1864)
Euristhmus
(Ogilby 1899)
Paraplotosus
(Bleeker 1862)
Plotosus
(Lacepède 1803)
Anodontiglanis
(Rendahl 1922)
Neosilurus
(Steindachner 1867)
Oloplotosus
(Weber 1913)
Porochilus
(Weber 1913)
Tandanus
(Mitchell 1838)
Neosiluroides
(Allen and Feinberg 1998)
Plotosidae: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Plotosidae
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:
Plotosidae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Ferraris, C. / Carpenter, Kent E., and Volker H. Niem, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1999-01-01 / 1999-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Plotosidae: Eeltail catfishes (also eel catfishes, stinging catfishes, and coral catfishes)
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):
1880-1883
Publisher:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publication Place:
Rome, Italy
ISBN/ISSN:
92-5-104302-7/1020-6868
Notes:
Reference for:
Plotosidae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Ferraris, Carl J., Jr., and Mário C. C. de Pinna
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1999-03-29 / 1999-03-29
Article/Chapter Title:
Higher-level Names for Catfishes (Actinopterygii: Ostariophysi: Siluriformes)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, vol. 51, no. 1
Page(s):
1-17
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0068-547X
Notes:
Reference for:
Plotosidae
Plotosidae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Plotosidae: Comments