Taxonavigation

Familia: Polycentridae
Genera (4): Afronandus – Monocirrhus – Polycentropsis – Polycentrus

Name

Polycentridae Gill, 1858

• Type genus: Polycentrus Müller & Troschel, 1849

References

• Betancur-R., R., Wiley, E.O., Arratia, G., Acero P., A., Bailly, N., Miya, M., Lecointre, G. & Ortí, G. 2017. Phylogenetic classification of bony fishes. BMC Evolutionary Biology 17(1): 162. DOI: 10.1186/s12862-017-0958-3 . Reference page. 
• Collins, R.A., Britz, R. & Rüber, L. 2015. Phylogenetic systematics of leaffishes (Teleostei: Polycentridae, Nandidae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 53(4): 259–272. DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12103

• Gill, T.N. 1858. Synopsis of the fresh water fishes of the western portion of the island of Trinidad, W. I. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 6(nos 10–13, art. 38): 363–430. BHL Reference page.  [see p. 371: BHL]
• Günther, A.C.L.G. 1861. Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gobiidae, Discoboli, Pediculati, Blenniidae, Labyrinthici, Mugilidae, Notacanthi. London 3: i–xxv + 1–586 + i–x. BHLReference page.  [see p. 370: BHL]
• Jordan, D.S., 1876. A classification of fishes: including families and genera as far as known. Stanford University Publications, Biological sciences v. 3 (no. 2): 77– 243. BHL [see p. 202: BHL]
• Kullander, S.O. & Britz, R. 2002. Revision of the family Badidae (Teleostei: Perciformes), with a description of a new genus and ten new species. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 13(4): 295–372. Reference page. 
• Nelson, J.S. 2006. Fishes of the World, fourth edition. John Wiley, Hoboken, 624 pp. ISBN 0-471-25031-7. ISBN 978-0-471-25031-9. Reference page. 
• Van der Laan, R. 2018. Family-group names of fossil fishes. European Journal of Taxonomy 466: 1-167 DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.466 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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