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Taxon: Family Monocentridae Gill, 1859 - pinecone fishes (fish)
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Attributes

Imperfect name (orth. inval.: orth. imperf.) [ICZN] Ref: G.C. Steyskal, 1980. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 93 (1): 170.
Correct [original] spelling [ICZN, 1999: Art. 29.3.1.1 (fam.: -id-)] Ref: S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present. Syst. Nat. 2000: 25 Apr 2025.

Types

TypeMonocentris (Genus) Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 302; [<7 Feb 2024]. [inferred]
TypeMonocentrus (Genus) Swainson, 1839

Variants

Correct spellingMonocentrididae (Family) Ref: G.C. Steyskal, 1980: 170.
Former spellingMonocentrididae (Family) Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 301.
Former spellingMonocentrididae (Family) Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 307.

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full namedenappelvissen Ref: B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975

Vernacular Names (English)

Full namepinecone fishes Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 307; ECoF(4 Feb 2025).
pinecone fishes Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 1998: 2471.
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