IRMNG - Ceratiidae Gill, 1861

IRMNG taxon details

Ceratiidae Gill, 1861

IRMNG_ID

111532 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:111532)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Lophiiformes

Direct children (17)

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Genus Ceratias Krøyer, 1845
Genus Cryptopsaras Gill, 1883
Genus Bathyceratias Beebe, 1934 accepted as Cryptopsaras Gill, 1883
Genus Cryptolychnus Regan & Trewavas, 1932 (Unavailable: published after 1930 with no type species)
Genus Cryptosaras accepted as Cryptopsaras Gill, 1883 (misspelling)
Genus Cryptosarus accepted as Cryptopsaras Gill, 1883 (misspelling)
Genus Cryptosparas accepted as Cryptopsaras Gill, 1883 (misspelling)
Genus Mancalias Gill, 1878 accepted as Ceratias Krøyer, 1845
Genus Manchalias accepted as Mancalias Gill, 1878 accepted as Ceratias Krøyer, 1845 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Genus Miopsaras Gilbert, 1905 accepted as Ceratias Krøyer, 1845
Genus Paraceratias Tanaka, 1908 accepted as Cryptopsaras Gill, 1883
Genus Parrichthys Barbour, 1942 accepted as Ceratias Krøyer, 1845
Genus Reganichthys Bigelow & Barbour, 1944 accepted as Ceratias Krøyer, 1845 (synonym)
Genus Reganula Bigelow & Barbour, 1944 accepted as Ceratias Krøyer, 1845
Genus Typhloceratias Barbour, 1942 accepted as Ceratias Krøyer, 1845
Genus Typhlopsaras Gill, 1883 accepted as Typlopsaras Gill, 1883 accepted as Ceratias Krøyer, 1845 (misspelling)
Genus Typlopsaras Gill, 1883 accepted as Ceratias Krøyer, 1845 (synonym)

Environment

marine

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Senior homonym of Ceratiidae (Dinophyceae) if the latter is spelled thus (more commonly treated under the botanical Code,...

Taxonomic remark Senior homonym of Ceratiidae (Dinophyceae) if the latter is spelled thus (more commonly treated under the botanical Code, as Ceratiaceae). [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2026). Ceratiidae Gill, 1861. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=111532 on 2026-10-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-19 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2012-03-12 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2023-05-20 14:33:10Z

changed

Girard, Jean-Sébastien

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

habitat flag source FishBase [details]

Unreviewed

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Osteichthyes (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Lophiiformes (Order) > Ceratiidae (Family) [details]

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

Taxonomic remark Senior homonym of Ceratiidae (Dinophyceae) if the latter is spelled thus (more commonly treated under the botanical Code, as Ceratiaceae). [details]

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