WoRMS taxon details
Ammodytidae Bonaparte, 1835
- Genus Ammodytes Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Ammodytoides Duncker & Mohr, 1939
- Genus Bleekeria Günther, 1862
- Genus Gymnammodytes Duncker & Mohr, 1935
- Genus Hyperoplus Günther, 1862
- Genus Lepidammodytes Ida, Sirimontaporn & Monkolprasit, 1994
- Genus Protammodytes Ida, Sirimontaporn & Monkolprasit, 1994
- Genus Embolichthys Jordan & Evermann, 1903 accepted as Bleekeria Günther, 1862
- Genus Gymnammodites accepted as Gymnammodytes Duncker & Mohr, 1935 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Herklotsina Fowler, 1931 accepted as Bleekeria Günther, 1862
marine, brackish, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Indian, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Minute cycloid scales. Usually without pelvic fins, present in Embolichthys. Lateral...
Description Indian, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Minute cycloid scales. Usually without pelvic fins, present in Embolichthys. Lateral line running along dorsal. Toothless. Dorsal fin long; soft rays usually 40-65. Banchiostegal rays 7. Gill membranes separate. Maximum length 30 cm. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Ammodytidae Bonaparte, 1835. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125516 on 2024-11-21
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taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
[request]context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Indian, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Minute cycloid scales. Usually without pelvic fins, present in Embolichthys. Lateral line running along dorsal. Toothless. Dorsal fin long; soft rays usually 40-65. Banchiostegal rays 7. Gill membranes separate. Maximum length 30 cm. [details]
