Taxonomy Profile: Sternopygidae

Sternopygidae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
glass knifefishes []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Sternopygidae: 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
Suborder : Sternopygoidei
Family : Sternopygidae
glass knifefishes |
Sternopygidae Direct Children(s):
Eigenmannia
(Jordan and Evermann 1896)
Archolaemus
(Korringa 1970)
Distocyclus
(Mago-Leccia 1978)
Rhabdolichops
(Eigenmann and Allen 1942)
Sternopygus
(Müller and Troschel 1849)
Sternopygidae: 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:
Sternopygidae
Sternopygidae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Sternopygidae: Comments