Family-group names of Recent fishes

The family-group names of animals (superfamily, family, subfamily, supertribe, tribe and subtribe) are regulated by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Family names are particularly important because they are among the most widely used of all technical animal names. Apart from using t...

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Published inZootaxa Vol. 3882; p. 1
Main Authors Van Der Laan, Richard, Eschmeyer, William N, Fricke, Ronald
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Zealand 11.11.2014
Subjects
Animals
Elasmobranchii - classification
Fishes - classification
Lampreys - classification
Terminology as Topic
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Summary:The family-group names of animals (superfamily, family, subfamily, supertribe, tribe and subtribe) are regulated by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Family names are particularly important because they are among the most widely used of all technical animal names. Apart from using the correct family-group name according to the Code, it is also important to use one unique universal name (with a fixed spelling) to avoid confusion. We have compiled a list of family-group names for Recent fishes, applied the rules of the Code and, if possible, tried to conserve the names in prevailing recent practice. We list all of the family-group names found to date for Recent fishes (N=2625), together with their author(s) and year of publication. This list can be used in assigning the correct family-group name to a genus or a group of genera. With this publication we contribute to the usage of correct, universal family-group names in the classification of, and for communication about, Recent fishes. 
ISSN:1175-5334
DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1