Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Syngnathiformes
Familia: Centriscidae
Subfamilia: Macroramphosinae
Genus: Macroramphosus
Species: M. gracilis – M. scolopax
Name
Macroramphosus Lacépède, 1803
Gender: Masculine
Type species: Silurus cornutus Forsskål, 1775
Type by monotypy
Synonyms
Centriscus Cuvier, 1816: 350; Type: Balistes scolopax Linnaeus, 1758. Type by monotypy (with synonyms mentioned in footnote).
Macramphosus (misspelling)
Macrognathus Gronow in Gray, 1854
Macrorhamphosus (misspelling) Agassiz, 1845 (ITIS gives this authority as Lacépède, 1803)
Macrorhamphus (misspelling)
Orthichthys Gill, 1862
References
Lacépède, B.G.E. 1803: Histoire naturelle des poissons. v. 5: i-lxviii + 1-803 + index, Pls. 1-21. BHL
Links
Macroramphosus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Macroramphosus in the World Register of Marine Species
Macroramphosus species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Macroramphosus and its species (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
Vernacular names
English: Snipefishes
Macroramphosus, snipefishes or bellowfishes, is a genus of fishes found in tropical and subtropical oceans at depths down to 600 metres (2,000 ft). According to FishBase, they are part of the family Centriscidae, but Nelson (2016) split that family, in which case the genus Macroramphosus is in the family Macroramphosidae.[1] They have long second spines on their dorsal fins and tiny mouths at the tip of their greatly elongated snouts. The bodies of snipefish are more streamlined than in the related bellowfishes. They reach a maximum length of about 20 cm (7.9 in), and are silvery or reddish in colour. They are sometimes found in large schools. This is the only genus on the monogeneric family Macroranphosidae[1] but some authorities include the genera Centriscops and Notopogon in this family too.[2]
Species
Currently, two recognized species are placed in this genus:[3]
Macroramphosus gracilis (R. T. Lowe, 1839) (slender snipefish)
Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus, 1758) (longspine snipefish)
References
Nelson, JS; Grande, TC & Wilson, MVH (2016). "Classification of fishes from Fishes of the World 5th Edition" (PDF). Retrieved 10 June 2018.
"Bellowfishes, MACRORAMPHOSIDAE". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Macroramphosus in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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