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Kyphosidae Jordan, 1887

114349  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:114349)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Actinopterygii (Class)
  6. Perciformes (Order)
  7. Kyphosidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Atypichthys Günther, 1862
  2. Genus Bathystethus Gill, 1893
  3. Genus Caesiosoma Kaup, 1863
  4. Genus Caesiosoma Bleeker, 1876
  5. Genus Cypselichthys Steindachner & Döderlein, 1883
  6. Genus Girella Gray, 1835
  7. Genus Glyphodes Guichenot, 1863
  8. Genus Graus Philippi, 1887
  9. Genus Hermosilla Jenkins & Evermann, 1889
  10. Genus Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801
  11. Genus Labracoglossa Peters, 1866
  12. Genus Medialuna Jordan & Fesler, 1893
  13. Genus Microcanthus Swainson, 1839
  14. Genus Neatypus Waite, 1905
  15. Genus Neoscorpis Smith, 1931
  16. Genus Scorpis Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1832
  17. Genus Sectator Jordan & Fesler, 1893
  18. Genus Tilodon Thominot, 1881
  19. Genus Agenor Castelnau, 1879 accepted as Scorpis Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1832
  20. Genus Aplodon Thominot, 1883 accepted as Girella Gray, 1835
  21. Genus Atypus Günther, 1860 accepted as Atypichthys Günther, 1862
  22. Genus Caeriosoma Bleeker, 1879 accepted as Caesiosoma Kaup, 1863
  23. Genus Caesioma Kaup, 1864 (Apparently unavailable (Eschmeyer))
  24. Genus Camarina Ayres, 1860 accepted as Girella Gray, 1835
  25. Genus Cantharus Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Spondyliosoma Cantor, 1849
  26. Genus Cridorsa Whitley, 1938 accepted as Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801
  27. Genus Cyphosus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883 accepted as Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801
  28. Genus Cyphus Agassiz, 1846 [2] accepted as Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801
  29. Genus Diodyxodon Thominot, 1881 accepted as Girella Gray, 1835
  30. Genus Doidixodon accepted as Doidyxodon Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Girella Gray, 1835 (misspelling)
  31. Genus Doidyxodon Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Girella Gray, 1835
  32. Genus Doidyxodon Thominot, 1881 accepted as Girella Gray, 1835
  33. Genus Dorsuarius Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801
  34. Genus Doydixodon Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Girella Gray, 1835 (synonym)
  35. Genus Epelytes Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917 accepted as Graus Philippi, 1887
  36. Genus Girellichthys Klunzinger, 1872 accepted as Girella Gray, 1835
  37. Genus Girellipiscis Whitley, 1931 accepted as Girella Gray, 1835
  38. Genus Girellops Regan, 1913 accepted as Girella Gray, 1835
  39. Genus Griella Gill, 1863 accepted as Girella Gray, 1835
  40. Genus Helotosoma Kaup, 1863 accepted as Atypichthys Günther, 1862
  41. Genus Incisidens Gill, 1862 accepted as Girella Gray, 1835
  42. Genus Iredalella Whitley, 1931 accepted as Girella Gray, 1835
  43. Genus Juvenella Whitley, 1948 accepted as Scorpis Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1832
  44. Genus Khyphosus accepted as Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801 (misspelling)
  45. Genus Kiphosus accepted as Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801 (misspelling)
  46. Genus Kyphosida accepted as Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801
  47. Genus Kyphosis accepted as Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801 (misspelling)
  48. Genus Labracoglossus accepted as Labracoglossa Peters, 1866 (misspelling)
  49. Genus Leptokyphosus Whitley, 1931 accepted as Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801
  50. Genus Malanichthys Castelnau, 1872 accepted as Girella Gray, 1835
  51. Genus Melambaphes Günther, 1863 accepted as Girella Gray, 1835 (synonym)
  52. Genus Melanichthys Temminck & Schlegel in Siebold, 1844 accepted as Girella Gray, 1835
  53. Genus Melanychthys Temminck & Schlegel in Siebold, 1844 accepted as Girella Gray, 1835
  54. Genus Neochaetodon Castelnau, 1873 accepted as Microcanthus Swainson, 1839
  55. Genus Neotephraeops Castelnau, 1872 accepted as Girella Gray, 1835
  56. Genus Neptotichthys Hutton, 1890 accepted as Scorpis Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1832
  57. Genus Opisthistius Gill, 1862 accepted as Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801
  58. Genus Paracoradion Ahl, 1923 accepted as Tilodon Thominot, 1881
  59. Genus Pimelepterus Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801
  60. Genus Pimelipterus Owen, 1840 accepted as Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801
  61. Genus Pimelopterus Schinz in Schinz-Cuvier, 1822 accepted as Pimelepterus Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801 (misspelling)
  62. Genus Pinguilabrum Hildebrand, 1946 accepted as Graus Philippi, 1887
  63. Genus Platystethus Günther, 1860 accepted as Bathystethus Gill, 1893
  64. Genus Segutilum Whitley, 1931 accepted as Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801
  65. Genus Seleima Bowdich in Bowdich, 1825 accepted as Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801
  66. Genus Tahhmel Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  67. Genus Tephraeops Günther, 1859 accepted as Girella Gray, 1835
  68. Genus Tephroeops Castelnau, 1872 accepted as Girella Gray, 1835
  69. Genus Therapaina Kaup, 1860 accepted as Microcanthus Swainson, 1839
  70. Genus Vinculum McCulloch, 1914 accepted as Tilodon Thominot, 1881
  71. Genus Xyster Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801
  72. Genus Xysterus Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801
  73. Genus Guichenotia Whitley, 1950 (uncertain, unassessed)
marine
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2023). Kyphosidae Jordan, 1887. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=114349 on 2026-01-20
Date
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony
2023-05-20 14:33:10Z
changed
Girard, Jean-Sébastien

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

additional 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] 

current name source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source FishBase [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Osteichthyes (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Kyphosidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info From FishBase: Brackish + Marine. FishBase flag: All Marine. [details]
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