Aulorhynchidae
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Aulorhynchidae | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Tube-snout (Aulorhynchus flavidus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Gasterosteoidei |
| Family: | Aulorhynchidae Gill, 1861[1] |
| Genera | |
|
see text | |
Aulorhynchidae, the tube-snouts, is a small family of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the suborder Gasterosteoidei in the order Perciformes. These fishes are found in the northern Pacific Ocean.
Aulorhynchidae was first proposed as a family in 1861 by the American zoologist Theodore Gill,[1] when he described Aulorhynchus flavidus, placing it in a new monotypic family.[2] This family is included in the suborder Gasterosteoidei of the order Scorpaeniformes in the 5th edition of Fishes of the World.[3] Other authorities treat the Gasterosteoidei as the infraorder Gasterosteales within the suborder Cottoidei or as a sister clade to the Zoarcales in the order Zoarciformes.[4] Some authorities include the genus Aulichthys in the Hypoptychidae,[5][6] but the 5th edition of Fishes of the World puts this taxon in the family Aulorhynchidae.[3]
Etymology
Aulorhynchidae is derived from its type genus, Aulorhynchus, the name of which is a combination of aulos, meaning "flute", and rhynchus, which means "snout", a reference to the flexible tubular snout of the tube-snout.[7]
Genera and species
Aulorhynchidae includes two monospecific genera, i.e. the family comprises 2 species:[3]
- Aulichthys Brevoort 1862
- Aulichthys japonicus Brevoort, 1862 (Tubenose)
- Aulorhynchus Gill, 1861
- Aulorhynchus flavidus Gill, 1861 (Tube-snout)