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Zaphleges
Taxonomy
Zaphleges was named by Jordan and Gilbert (1920).
It was assigned to Cybiidae by Jordan (1925); and to Zaphlegidae by Jordan and Gilbert (1920) and David (1943).
It was assigned to Cybiidae by Jordan (1925); and to Zaphlegidae by Jordan and Gilbert (1920) and David (1943).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1920 | Zaphleges Jordan and Gilbert p. 20 |
| 1925 | Zaphleges Jordan p. 22 |
| 1943 | Zaphleges David p. 102 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| D. S. Jordan and J. Z. Gilbert 1920 | Body elongate, symmetrically formed, much as in SPHYRAENA; head moderately elongate ; mouth large ; teeth rather small, slender, conical, pointed, somewhat spaced, about 60 on the side of the lower jaw; teeth in upper jaw and roof of mouth obliterated ; no evidence of canines ; vertebrae small, slender, longer than deep, about 54 in number ; interneurals strong; interhaemals obliterated; dorsal fins separate, the first not far behind head, of about 9 slender spines ; soft dorsal rather long, not ele- vated ; anal apparently similar, inserted behind its front, with two slender spines; pectorals moderate, inserted opposite middle of opercle; ventrals directly below pectorals ; their rays apparently I, 5 ; caudal fin large, well forked, with short, strong basal rays like fulcra ; scales cycloid, of moderate size, the number probably about 60, but no accurate count possible. |