Merlucciidae

Merluccius bilinearis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gadiformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
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: Paracanthopterygii
Series: Zeiogadaria
Subseries: Gadariae
Ordo: Gadiformes

Familia:
Genera: Lyconodes – Lyconus – Macruronus – Merluccius – Steindachneria – †Macrurulus – †Rhinocephalus

Name

Merlucciidae Rafinesque, 1815

Notes

Subfamiliae rank (Merlucciinae, Macruroninae, Steindachneriinae) disputed.

References

Primary references

  • Rafinesque, C.S. 1815. Analyse de la nature, ou tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés. Palerme: L'Imprimerie de Jean Barravecchia. 224 pp. BHL Reference page. 

References

  • Crous, M. & Roldán, M.I. 2015: Characterization of mitochondrial control region in Merlucciidae: sequence variation and molecular phylogeny. Zootaxa 3972(3): 393–406. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3972.3.5 Preview (PDF) Reference page. 
  • Nelson, J.S. 2006. Fishes of the World, fourth edition. John Wiley, Hoboken, 624 pp. ISBN 0-471-25031-7. ISBN 978-0-471-25031-9. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • العربية: النازليات
  • 日本語: メルルーサ科
  • polski: morszczukowate
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