Updated checklist of marine fishes (Chordata: Craniata) from Portugal and the proposed extension of the Portuguese continental shelf
Author
Carneiro, Miguel
Author
Martins, Rogélia
Author
Landi, Monica
Author
Costa, Filipe O.
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European Journal of Taxonomy
2014
2014-02-06
73
1
73
journal article
21779
10.5852/ejt.2014.73
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2118-9773
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Family
Howellidae
Prokofiev (2006)
suggested that
Howella
,
Pseudohowella
and
Bathysphyraenops
should be placed in the family
Howellidae
, which contains three genera from the
Percichthyidae
and the
Acropomatidae
.
Prokofiev (2007a
,b) discussed the systematic position of the genus
Howella
and revised the diagnosis of the family
Howellidae
. According to
Eschmeyer (2013)
, the family contains nine valid species.