Family SYMPHYSANODONTIDAE
Symphysanodon typus
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Family SYMPHYSANODONTIDAE
Slopefishes
Compiler and date details
18 December 2011 - Douglass F. Hoese
Introduction
The family contains a single genus and 10 species, one known from Australia (Anderson & Springer, 2005). The genus was placed in the Acropomatidae by Nelson (2006). We follow Anderson & Springer (2005), who placed the genus in a separate family because a number of features do not allow placement with any other known family. The group occurs worldwide with species normally found over deeper parts of the continental slope and upper continental shelf.
General References
Anderson, W.D., Jr & Springer, V. 2005. Review of the perciform fish genus Symphysanodon Bleeker (Symphysanodontidae), with descriptions of three new species, S. mona, S. parini, and S. rhax. Zootaxa 994: 1-44
Nelson, J.S. 2006. Fishes of the World. Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 601 pp.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 13-Nov-2012 | 13-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |