Macroramphosidae, the snipefishes and bellowsfishes is a family of oviparous, marine fish which form part of the superfamily Centriscoidea, which is one of the two superfamilies in the suborder Aulostomoidei of the order Syngnathiformes, which includes the seahorses, pipefishes, trumpetfishes and dragonets. It has been considered to be a subfamily of the Centriscidae[1] but Nelson (2016) classified it as a family.[2]
| Macroramphosidae | |
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| Macroramphosus scolopax | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Suborder: | Aulostomoidei |
| Superfamily: | Centriscoidea |
| Family: | Macroramphosidae Bleeker, 1879 |
Genera
editThere are currently three recognised extant genera which are placed in the Macroramphosidae:[3]
- Centriscops Gill, 1862
- Macroramphosus Lacepède, 1803
- Notopogon Regan, 1914
Fossil record
editThe earliest known syngnathiform is a species of Macroramphosidae, Gasteroramphosus zuppichini from the late Cretaceous, which is similar in form to Marcroramphosus but which has some characters which are suggestive of a relation to Gasterosteoidei.[3]
References
edit- ^ Bailly N, ed. (2017). "Macroramphosinae Bleeker, 1879". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ Nelson, JS; Grande, TC & Wilson, MVH (2016). "Classification of fishes from Fishes of the World 5th Edition" (PDF). Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ a b Nelson, JS; Grande, TC & Wilson, MVH (2016). Classification of fishes from Fishes of the World 5th Edition. John Wiley & Sons. p. 410. ISBN 978-1119220817.