Family Bregmacerotidae - Codlets
  Order
:
Bregmacerotidae Bregmacerotidae
  Class
:
Teleostei
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 1 | Species : 16 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : No | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
  Division
:
Marine
  Aquarium
:
none
  First Fossil Record
:
lower   Tertiary   lower   Eocene
Ref..   Berg, L.S. 1958
  Remark
:
Distribution: tropical and subtropical seas; marine, rarely in estuaries. Two dorsal fins; first dorsal consisting of a single produced ray, the second with a large notch at center as in anal fin. Anal fin long. Chin barbel absent. Scales relatively large; 40-89 in lateral series. Teeth present on head of vomer. Pelvic fin rays 5, the outer three drawn out into free filaments. Pyloric caeca few. No otophysic connection between swim bladder and auditory capsules. Lateral line for most of its length extending along dorsal margin of body. Vertebrae 43-59. About 12 cm maximum length. Additional taxonomic work is required in order to define and classify the species and map their distributions (Ref. 1371). Larval morphological features very similar to other gadiform species, but metamorphosis is gradual and direct. Newly hatched larvae are small, approximately 1.5 mm NL. The size and appearance of the single occipital ray varies among species. Pigmentation of oceanic larvae are darker than those in the neritic zone. All have heavy internal pigment over the visceral mass.
  Etymology
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Greek, bregma = top of the head + Greek, keras = horn, also wax ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
:
nonguarders
  Typical activity level
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  Main Ref.
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  Coordinator
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  Deep Fin Classification
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Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Paracanthopterygii | | Zeiogadaria | Gadariae | | Gadiformes | | | Bregmacerotidae

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Ref.
[ e.g. 9948]
Glossary
[ e.g. cephalopods]


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

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
acceptedseniororiginal
Bregmaceros sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
! Bragmaceros maclelandi Thompson, 1840
synonymseniororiginal
! Bregmaceros macclellandi Thompson, 1840
synonymseniororiginal
! Bregmaceros macclellandii Thompson, 1840
synonymseniororiginal
! Bregmaceros maclellandi Thompson, 1840
synonymseniororiginal
! Bregmaceros mcclelandi Thompson, 1840
synonymseniororiginal
! Bregmaceros mcclellandii Thompson, 1840
synonymseniororiginal
Calloptilum mirum Richardson, 1845
synonymjuniororiginal
! Bregmaceros macclellandii Günther, 1862
ambiguousotheroriginal
Asthenurus atripinnis Tickell, 1865
synonymjuniororiginal
Bregmaceros atripinnis (Tickell, 1865)
synonymjuniornew
Bregmaceros atlanticus Goode & Bean, 1886
acceptedseniororiginal
Bregmaceros japonicus (non Tanaka, 1908)
misappliedmisappliedchange in rank
Bregmaceros bathymaster Jordan & Bollman, 1890
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Bregmaceros macLellandi (non Thompson, 1840)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Bregmaceros atlanticus (non Goode & Bean, 1886)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Bregmaceros cayorum Nichols, 1952
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Bregmaceros arabicus D'Ancona & Cavinato, 1965
acceptedseniororiginal
Bregmaceros cantori Milliken & Houde, 1984
acceptedseniororiginal
! Bregmaceros cantoni Milliken & Houde, 1984
synonymseniororiginal
Bregmaceros houdei Saksena & Richards, 1986
acceptedseniororiginal
Bregmaceros neonectabanus Masuda, Ozawa & Tabeta, 1986
acceptedseniororiginal
Bregmaceros pseudolanceolatus Torii, Javonillo & Ozawa, 2004
acceptedseniororiginal
Bregmaceros mcclellandi (non Thompson, 1840)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Bregmaceros atripinnis (non Tickell, 1865)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Bregmaceros lanceolatus (non Shen, 1960)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Bregmaceros anchovia Ho, Endo & Lee, 2020
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
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