Gempylus Cuvier 1829 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Scombriformes - Gempylidae

Parent taxon: Gempylidae according to R. van der Laan 2019

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Abadzekhia, Chelifichthys, Contemptor, Diplospinus, Eothyrsites, Gempylidarum, Krampusichthys, Laurinichthys, Nealotus, Progempylus, Thyrsites, Thyrsitoides, Wudelenia

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Gempylus in the database

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