Balistidae

Balistoides viridescens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tetraodontiformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis/Superclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Infraclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Superordo: Acanthopterygii Ordo: Tetraodontiformes

Familia: Balistidae
Genera (12): Abalistes – Balistapus – Balistes – Balistoides – Canthidermis – Melichthys – Odonus – Pseudobalistes – Rhinecanthus – Sufflamen – Xanthichthys – Xenobalistes

Name

Balistidae

References

• Fraser-Brunner, A. 1935: Notes on the Plectognath fishes.—I. A synopsis of the genera of the family Balistidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 10 15(90); 658-663. doi: 10.1080/00222933508655016A
• Santini, F., Sorenson, L. & Alfaro, M. E.; 2013: A new multi-locus timescale reveals the evolutionary basis of diversity patterns in triggerfishes and filefishes (Balistidae, Monacanthidae; Tetraodontiformes). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 30 May 2013 doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.05.015

Links

• Balistidae Report on ITIS
• Balistidae in the World Register of Marine Species
• Balistidae  and its species in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2016. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 10/2015.
• Genera of Balistidae (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes,
  Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & Van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2016. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Snellervisse
català: Balístid
čeština: Ostencovití
Deutsch: Drückerfische
ދިވެހިބަސް: ރޮނޑު އާއިލާ
English: Triggerfishes, Filefishes
español: Cochitos
فارسی: فریباماهیان
français: Balistes
italiano: Pesce Balestra
lietuvių: Raguotinės
magyar: Íjhalfélék
Nederlands: Trekkervissen
日本語: モンガラカワハギ科
norsk bokmål: Avtrekkerfiskfamilien
norsk nynorsk: Avtrekkerfiskfamilien
polski: Rogatnicowate
português: Peixe-porco
русский: Спинороговые
slovenčina: Ostňovcovité
suomi: Säppikalat
svenska: Tryckarfiskar
ไทย: ปลาวัว, ปลางัว, ปลากวาง
中文: 鱗魨科

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