| Zanclidae | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Suborder: | Acanthuroidei |
| Family: |
Zanclidae Bleeker, 1876 [1] |
Zanclidae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the suborder Acanthuroidei within the order Acanthuriformes. It contains one extant species, the Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus) and an extinct species. [2]
Genera and species
Zanclidae has the following taxa classified within it: [3] [4]
- Genus
†
Eozanclus
Blot and
Voruz, 1975
- Species † Eozanclus brevirostris ( Agassiz, 1835)
- Genus
Zanclus
Cuvier, 1831
- Species Zanclus cornutus ( Linnaeus, 1758) (Moorish idol)
( † means extinct)
References
- ^ Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 1–230. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
- ^ J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. pp. 497–502. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2023). "Zanclidae" in FishBase. February 2023 version.
- ^ "Family Zanclidae (ray-finned fish)". Fossilworks. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
| Zanclidae | |
|---|---|
|
| |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Suborder: | Acanthuroidei |
| Family: |
Zanclidae Bleeker, 1876 [1] |
Zanclidae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the suborder Acanthuroidei within the order Acanthuriformes. It contains one extant species, the Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus) and an extinct species. [2]
Genera and species
Zanclidae has the following taxa classified within it: [3] [4]
- Genus
†
Eozanclus
Blot and
Voruz, 1975
- Species † Eozanclus brevirostris ( Agassiz, 1835)
- Genus
Zanclus
Cuvier, 1831
- Species Zanclus cornutus ( Linnaeus, 1758) (Moorish idol)
( † means extinct)
References
- ^ Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 1–230. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
- ^ J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. pp. 497–502. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2023). "Zanclidae" in FishBase. February 2023 version.
- ^ "Family Zanclidae (ray-finned fish)". Fossilworks. Retrieved 10 July 2023.