Family DENTATHERINIDAE

Dentatherinidae

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Introduction

The family Dentatherinidae comprises a single species, Dentatherina merceri, which is found adjacent to tropical coral reefs in the west Pacific.

Ivantsoff et al. (1987) discussed relationships. The family was originally regarded as a subfamily of the Atherinidae, but elevated to a separate family by Parenti (1984). Dyer & Chernoff (1996) placed Dentatherina in its own subfamily of the Phallostethidae, as did Nelson (2006). Nelson (1994), whose classification is followed here, recognised the taxon in a separate monotypic family.

General References

Dyer, B.S. & Chernoff, B. 1996. Phylogenetic relationships among atheriniform fishes (Teleostei: Atherinomorpha). Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 177: 1-69

Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. 2006. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [Part 2, p. 699]

Ivantsoff, W., Said, B. & Williams, A. 1987. Systematic position of the family Dentatherinidae in relationship to Phallostethidae and Atherinidae. Copeia 1987(3): 649-658

Nelson, J.S. 1994. Fishes of the World. New York : John Wiley & Sons 600 pp.

Nelson, J.S. 2006. Fishes of the World. Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 601 pp.

Parenti, L. 1984. On the relationships of phallostethid fishes (Atherinomorpha), with notes on the anatomy of Phallostethus dunckeri Regan, 1913. American Museum Novitates 2779: 1-12

Common Name References

Ivantsoff, W. 1999. Isonidae, Telmatherinidae, Dentatherinidae. pp. 2140-2145 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. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2145] (FAO) (Tusked Silverside)

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