- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PLEURONECTIFORMES
- SAMARIDAE
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Fish Classification
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Class
ACTINOPTERYGII Ray-finned fishes -
Order
PLEURONECTIFORMES Flatfishes -
Family
SAMARIDAE Crested flounders
Family SAMARIDAE
More Info
Family Taxonomy |
The family comprises three genera and more than 25 species. All genera and six species are known from Australian waters. |
Family Reproduction |
The sexes are separate and fertilsation is external. The eggas and larvae are pelagic and have been described for some species (Bray et al. 2000). |
Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
References
Bray, D.J., J.M. Leis & T. Trnski. 2000. Samaridae. In Leis, J.M. & B.M. Carson-Ewart (eds). The larvae of Indo-Pacific coastal fishes. E.J. Brill, Leiden.550 mspp + 217 plates.
Chapleau, F. 1993. Pleuronectiform relationships: a cladistic reassessment. Bulletin of Marine Science 52(1): 516-540 figs 1-7.
Chapleau, F. & Keast, A. 1988. A phylogenetic reassessment of the monophyletic status of the Family Soleidae, with comments on the suborder Soleoidei (Pisces: Pleuronectiformes). Canadian Journal of Zoology 66: 2797-2810 figs 1-19.
Hensley, D.A. 2001. Pleuronectidae (pp. 3863–3877). In: Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles, sea turtles, sea snakes and marine mammals. FAO, Rome.
Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Family Samaridae (pp. 1838–1840). In: Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds). Zoological catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. Part 3. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing.
Nelson, J.S. 2006. Fishes of the World. New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons 601 pp.
Ochiai, A. & Amaoka, K. 1962. Review of the Japanese flatfishes of the genus Samariscus, with the description of a new species from Tonking Bay. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5(50): 83-91.
Quéro, J.-C., Hensley, D.S. & Maugé, A.L. 1989. Pleuronectidae de l'île de la Réunion et de Madagascar. II. Genres Samaris et Samariscus. Cybium 13(2): 105-114