Family Drepaneidae - Sicklefishes
Order : Acanthuriformes Drepaneidae
Class : Teleostei
No. in FishBase : Genera : 1 | Species : 3 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Environment : Fresh : Yes | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
Division : Marine
Aquarium : none
First Fossil Record :      
Remark : Indo-west Pacific and West Africa. Body deep and laterally compressed. Mouth markedly protractile. Spinal portion of dorsal fin with 13-14 spines, distinct from soft-rayed portion with 19-22 soft rays; anal fin with three spines and 17-19 soft rays; pectoral fins longer than head, falcate; 24 vertebrae. Maxilla distally exposed. Subocular shelf absent. Feed on small invertebrates. Assumed to be pelagic spawners (RF). Drepane punctata and D. longimana are only distinguished by color and might be the same species. Name was changed from Drepanidae (preoccupied in insects) to Drepaneidae, following Opinion of Jan. 1976.
Etymology : Greek, drepane = sickle ( Ref. 45335).
Reproductive guild : nonguarders
Typical activity level : normal
Main Ref. : Nelson, J.S. 1994
Coordinator :
Deep Fin Classification : Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Acanthopterygii | Percomorphaceae | Eupercaria | | | Ephippiformes | | | Drepaneidae

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

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Drepane punctata (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Chaetodon punctatus Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Drepane punctatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Drepanichthys punctatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Harpochirus punctatus (Linneaus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Drepane longimana (non Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
misappliedmisappliednew
Harpochirus longimanus (non Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
! Drepana longimana (non Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Chaetodon falcatus (non Lacépède, 1802)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Ephippus falcatus (non Lacépède, 1802)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Cryptosmilia luna (non Cope, 1867)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Drepane longimana (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
acceptedseniornew
Chaetodon longimanus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymseniororiginal
Drepane longimanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
synonymseniornew
! Drepane longimata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
synonymseniornew
Drepane punctata (non Linnaeus, 1758)
misappliedmisappliednew
Drepane africana Osório, 1892
acceptedseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Drepane punctata (non Linnaeus, 1758)
misappliedmisappliednew
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