Cyclopterus Linnaeus 1758 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Scleroparei

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Parent taxon: Scleroparei according to G. A. Frost 1934

See also Hay 1902 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Cyclopterus lumpus Cyclopterus trifoliatus

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Type: Cyclopterus lumpus

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Island Creek (Oligocene of New Zealand)

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