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Luciocephalidae 
Taxonomic Serial No.: 172682

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
  Common Name(s): pike-heads [English]
  
  Valid Name: Luciocephalinae Bleeker, 1860
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: invalid - other, see comments   
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: unknown   
  Latest Record Review: 2004   
       

 References
       
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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Luciocephalidae   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Britz, Ralf   
  Publication Date: 2001   
  Article/Chapter Title: The genus Betta - monophyly and intrarelationships, with remarks on the subfamilies Macropodinae and Luciocephalinae (Teleostei: Osphronemidae)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters   
  Page(s): 305-318   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 0936-9902   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Luciocephalidae   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Nelson, Joseph S.   
  Publication Date: 1994   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Fishes of the World, Third Edition   
  Page(s): xvii + 600   
  Publisher: John Wiley and Sons   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-471-54713-1   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Luciocephalidae   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Riehl, R., and H. A. Baensch   
  Publication Date: 1989   
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  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Aquarium Atlas   
  Page(s): 992   
  Publisher: Hans A. Baensch   
  Publication Place: Melle, Germany   
  ISBN/ISSN: 3-88244-050-3   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: pike-heads[English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
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 Comments
       
  Comment: See Britz (2001) regarding Belontiidae versus Osphronemidae, and for discussions of the subgroups therein  
 

 

    


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