Family Caristiidae - Manefishes
  Order
:
Caristiidae Caristiidae
  Class
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Teleostei
No. in FishBase
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Genera : 4 | Species : 19 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
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Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes
  Division
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Marine
  Aquarium
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none
  First Fossil Record
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  Remark
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Worldwide. Mesopelagic. Oceanic. Deep bodied. Dorsal fin high with long base, origin on head; anal fin with 17 to 22 elements (spines lost); pectoral fins with 16 to 21 rays (Ref. 9850). Elongate pelvic fins, inserted before or behind pectoral fin base; with 1 spine and 5 soft rays 5. Caudal rays 15, branched. Branchiostegal rays 7. With 35-40 vertebrae. Associated with siphonophores, including feeding on them. Common names: Veilfins Subfamilies: Caristiinae (Caristius, Platyberyx): large mouth with maxillary bone reaching vertical through posterior margin of orbit; narrow infraorbital region (width 2-4% SL); upper jaw completely free of suborbitalia; well-pronounced palatine and vomer teeth; well developed lateral line, presence of distinct tubular scales or poorly pronounced (traces); 36-49 vertebrae, without urostyle; flexible and elastic fin rays (Ref. 95096). Paracaristiinae ((Paracaristius, Neocaristius): small mouth, end of maxillary bone hardly extends beyond vertical through middle of eye; upper jaw totally covered by suborbitalia; wide suborbital region (width 9.5-14.5% SL); palatine and vomer teeth lacking or present only on vomer head (Neocaristius); lateral line is not seen; 32-36 vertebrae, without urostyle; weak or breakable fin rays (Ref. 95096). Also Ref. 7463.
  Etymology
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Greek, charistia = a familiar festival in Rome, derived from charizomai = to please, to help
  Reproductive guild
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nonguarders
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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 | Acanthopterygii | Percomorphaceae | Pelagiaria | | | Scombriformes | | | Caristiidae

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


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

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Caristius japonicus Gill & Smith, 1905
acceptedseniororiginal
Caristius macropus (Bellotti, 1903)
acceptedseniornew
Pteraclis macropus Bellotti, 1903
synonymseniororiginal
Elephenor macropus (Bellotti, 1903)
synonymseniornew
Platyberyx macropus (Bellotti, 1903)
synonymseniornew
Caristius japonicus (non Gill & Smith, 1905)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Caristius fasciatus (Borodin, 1930)
acceptedseniornew
Pteraclis fasciatus Borodin, 1930
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
Caristius barsukovi Kukuev, Parin & Trunov, 2013
acceptedseniororiginal
Caristius digitus Stevenson & Kenaley, 2013
acceptedseniororiginal
Caristius litvinovi Kukuev, Parin & Trunov, 2013
acceptedseniororiginal
Caristius meridionalis Stevenson & Kenaley, 2013
acceptedseniororiginal
Caristius walvisensis Kukuev, Parin & Trunov, 2013
acceptedseniororiginal
Platyberyx opalescens Zugmayer, 1911
acceptedseniororiginal
Caristius opalescens (Zugmayer, 1911)
synonymseniornew
Platyberyx andriashevi (Kukuev, Parin & Trunov, 2012)
acceptedseniornew
Caristius andriashevi Kukuev, Parin & Trunov, 2012
synonymseniororiginal
Platyberyx mauli Kukuev, Parin & Trunov, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
Platyberyx opalescens (non Zugmayer, 1911)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Platyberyx paucus Stevenson & Kenaley, 2013
acceptedseniororiginal
Platyberyx pietschi Stevenson & Kenaley, 2013
acceptedseniororiginal
Platyberyx rhyton Stevenson & Kenaley, 2013
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Caristius macropus (non Bellotti, 1903)
misappliedmisappliednew
Paracaristius aquilus Stevenson & Kenaley, 2011
acceptedseniororiginal
Paracaristius nemorosus Stevenson & Kenaley, 2011
acceptedseniororiginal
Paracaristius nudarcus Stevenson & Kenaley, 2011
acceptedseniororiginal
Neocaristius heemstrai (Trunov, Kukuev & Parin, 2006)
acceptedseniornew
Paracaristius heemstrai Trunov, Kukuev & Parin, 2006
synonymseniororiginal
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