Family AMARSIPIDAE
Amarsipidae, juvenile
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Family AMARSIPIDAE
Amarsipa
Compiler and date details
24 September 2013 - Dianne J. Bray, Douglass F. Hoese and Matthew M. Lockett
20 December 2006 - Dianne J. Bray & Douglass F. Hoese
Introduction
The family Amarsipidae comprises a single genus and species, Amarsipus carlsbergi (Nelson 1994; Last 2001; Parin & Piotrovsky 2004), found in the tropical regions of the Indian and Pacific Oceans (Haedrich 1969). Most records of this poorly known family are based on juveniles.
General References
Haedrich, R.L. 1969. A new family of stromateoid fishes from the equatorial Indo-Pacific. Dana Reports 76: 1-14 figs 1-10
Last, P.R. 2001. Amarsipidae. pp. 3765-3766 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218.
Nelson, J.S. 1994. Fishes of the World. New York : John Wiley & Sons 600 pp.
Parin, N.V. & Piotrovsky, A.S. 2004. Stromateoid fishes (suborder Stromateoidei) of the Indian Ocean (species composition, distribution, biology, and fisheries). Journal of Ichthyology 44(Suppl. 1): 33-62
Common Name References
Last, P.R. 2001. Amarsipidae. pp. 3765-3766 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3765] (Amarsipa)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2013 | STROMATEOIDEI | 08-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |