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Taxon: Subfamily Liparinae Gill, 1861 - snailfishes (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.

Types

Type: Liparis (Genus) Scopoli, 1777

Variants

Different rank: Liparidae (Family) Gill, 1861, nom. cons.
Current rank: Liparidae (Family) Gill, 1861, nom. cons. Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong, 2011: 34. [indirect]
Current rank: Liparididae (Family) nom. van. Ref: E.O. Wiley & G.D. Johnson, 2010: 161. [indirect]
Correct spelling: Liparidinae (Subfamily) nom. van. Ref: G.C. Steyskal, 1980: 170.
Incorrect spelling: Liparidinae (Subfamily) nom. van. Ref: ICZN, 1992: 95 [Ruling (1)]. [new] [indirect]

Synonyms

Including: Rhodichthyinae (Subfamily)

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full name: slakdolven
: kringbuiken Ref: B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: snailfishes Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 1998: 2475.
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