Family Trachipteridae - Ribbonfishes
Order : Lampriformes Trachipteridae Trachipteridae
Class : Teleostei
No. in FishBase : Genera : 3 | Species : 10 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Environment : Fresh : No | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
Division : Marine
Aquarium : none
First Fossil Record :      
Remark : Distribution: Atlantic (incl. Arctic and Mediterranean), Indian and Pacific Oceans. Body naked. Scales cycloid or modified ctenoid; deciduous. With or without tubercles. Anal fin absent. Caudal fin long, with an upper lobe only and oriented perpendicularly to the body. Pelvic fin rays 1-10. Very long dorsal fin, with origin well behind tip of snout. Large eyes. Teeth present. No ribs. Swim bladder rudimentary, if present. Vertebrae 62-111. Growth allometric. About 1.7 m maximum length.
Etymology : Greek, trachys = rough + Greek, pteryx = fin ( Ref. 45335).
Reproductive guild : nonguarders
Typical activity level :
Main Ref. : Nelson, J.S. 1984
Coordinator :
Deep Fin Classification : Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Lampripterygii | | | | | Lampriformes | | | Trachipteridae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Trachipteridae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
acceptedseniornew
Cepola trachyptera Gmelin, 1789
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! Trachipterus trachipterus (Gmelin, 1789)
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! Trachypterus trachypterus (Gmelin, 1789)
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Cepola iris Walbaum, 1792
synonymjuniororiginal
Trachipterus iris (Walbaum, 1792)
synonymjuniornew
! Trachypterus taenia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymjuniororiginal
! Trachyterus taenia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymjuniororiginal
Trachipterus taenia (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
synonymjuniornew
Argyctius quadrimaculatus Rafinesque, 1810
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Epidesmus maculatus Ranzani, 1818
synonymjuniororiginal
Regalecus maculatus (Ranzani, 1818)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
! Bogmarus aristotelis Risso, 1820
synonymjuniororiginal
! Brogmarus aristotelis Risso, 1820
synonymjuniororiginal
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synonymjuniororiginal
! Trachypterus spinolae Valenciennes, 1835
synonymjuniororiginal
! Trachypterus falx Valenciennes, 1835
synonymjuniororiginal
! Trachypterus leiopterus Valenciennes, 1835
synonymjuniororiginal
! Trachypterus costae Cocco, 1838
synonymjuniororiginal
Cephalepis swainsonii Rafinesque, 1839
synonymjuniororiginal
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! Trachypterus rueppellii Günther, 1861
synonymjuniororiginal
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Trachipterus arcticus (non Brünnich, 1788)
misappliedmisappliednew
Trachipterus arcticus (Brünnich, 1788)
acceptedseniornew
Gymnogaster arcticus Brünnich, 1788
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
! Trachypterus rexsalmonorum Jordan & Gilbert, 1894
synonymjuniororiginal
! Trachypterus rex-salmonorum Jordan & Gilbert, 1894
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Trachypterus arawatae Clarke, 1881
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
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Trachipterus ishikawae Jordan & Snyder, 1901
acceptedseniororiginal
! Trachypterus ishikawae Jordan & Snyder, 1901
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
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Desmodema polystictum (Ogilby, 1898)
acceptedseniornew
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synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Trachipterus woodi Smith, 1953
synonymjuniororiginal
Desmodema lorum Rosenblatt & Butler, 1977
acceptedseniororiginal
Zu cristatus (Bonelli, 1819)
acceptedseniornew
! Trachypterus cristatus Bonelli, 1819
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
Gymnetrus repandus Metaxà, 1833
synonymjuniororiginal
! Trachypterus repandus (Metaxà, 1833)
synonymjuniornew
! Trachypterus bonnellii Valenciennes, 1835
synonymjuniororiginal
Trachipterus bonnellii Valenciennes, 1835
synonymjuniororiginal
! Trachypterus bonelli Valenciennes, 1835
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
! Trachypterus semiophorus Bleeker, 1868
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
! Trachypterus ijimae Jordan & Snyder, 1901
synonymjuniororiginal
! Trachipterus ijimai Jordan & Snyder, 1901
synonymjuniororiginal
! Trachypterus gavardi Bounhiol, 1923
synonymjuniororiginal
Trachipterus gavardi Bounhiol, 1923
synonymjuniororiginal
! Trachypterus iris (non Walbaum, 1792)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Desmodema arawatae (non Clarke, 1881)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Zu elongatus Heemstra & Kannemeyer, 1984
acceptedseniororiginal
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