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Teleostei

Actinopteri

Taxonomy
Teleostei was named by Müller (1846). It is extant.

It was reranked as the suborder Teleostei by Gadow (1898); it was corrected as Teleostea by Jaekel (1911); it was reranked as the superorder Teleostei by Jordan (1963) and Martinelli and Forasiepi (2004); it was reranked as the infraclass Teleostei by Thurmond and Jones (1981), Case and Schwimmer (1988), Nelson (2006), Previtera and González Riga (2008), Betancur et al. (2013) and Denton (2013); it was reranked as the unranked clade Teleosti by Carnevale and Godfrey (2018); it was reranked as the unranked clade Teleostei by Normark et al. (1991), Domning and Clark (1993), Murray (1996), Fierstine (1998), Forey et al. (2003), Alvarado-Ortega (2004), Carnevale (2007), Grande and Grande (2008), Friedman et al. (2010), Long (2011), Fierstine et al. (2012), Nelson et al. (2016), Arratia (2017), Ebersole et al. (2019) and Ebersole et al. (2024).

It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Gadow (1898); to Teleostomata by Jaekel (1911); to Actinopteri by Jordan (1963); to Osteichthyes by Huxley (1880), Thurmond and Jones (1981), Kumar and Loyal (1987) and Peng et al. (2001); to Actinopterygii by Previtera and González Riga (2008); to Neopterygii by Normark et al. (1991), Meyer and Zardoya (2003) and Grande and Grande (2008); to Actinopterygii by Case and Schwimmer (1988), Murray (1996), Fierstine (1998), Fierstine (2001), Fierstine and Starnes (2005), Gottfried et al. (2006) and Zalohar et al. (2009); to Neopterygii by Nelson (2006), Friedman et al. (2010), Long (2011), Fierstine et al. (2012) and Betancur et al. (2013); to Actinopterygii by Domning and Clark (1993), Martinelli and Forasiepi (2004), Carnevale (2007) and Denton (2013); to Halecostomi by Forey et al. (2003), Alvarado-Ortega (2004) and Carnevale and Godfrey (2018); and to Teleosteomorpha by Nelson et al. (2016), Arratia (2017), Ebersole et al. (2019) and Ebersole et al. (2024).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Teleostei Müller
1880Teleostei Huxley p. 662
1898Teleostei Gadow p. 8
1911Teleostea Jaekel p. 87
1956Amphiuma nordica Brunner
1963Teleostei Jordan p. 616
1981Teleostei Thurmond and Jones p. 87
1987Teleostei Kumar and Loyal p. 73
1988Teleostei Case and Schwimmer p. 299
1991Teleostei Normark et al. p. 829
1993Teleostei Domning and Clark p. 413
1996Teleostei Murray p. 642
1998Teleostei Fierstine p. 34
2001Teleostei Fierstine p. 28
2001Teleostei Peng et al. p. 15
2003Teleostei Forey et al. p. 228
2003Teleostei Meyer and Zardoya
2004Teleostei Alvarado-Ortega
2004Teleostei Martinelli and Forasiepi p. 260
2005Teleostei Fierstine and Starnes p. 281
2006Teleostei Gottfried et al.
2006Teleostei Nelson
2007Teleostei Carnevale p. 8
2008Teleostei Grande and Grande p. 10
2008Teleostei Previtera and González Riga
2009Teleostei Zalohar et al. p. 80
2010Teleostei Friedman et al. p. S33
2011Teleostei Long p. 242
2012Teleostei Fierstine et al. p. 12
2013Teleostei Betancur et al.
2013Teleostei Denton p. 786
2016Teleostei Nelson et al. p. 128
2017Teleostei Arratia p. 21
2018Teleosti Carnevale and Godfrey p. 167
2019Teleostei Ebersole et al. p. 156
2024Teleostei Ebersole et al. p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Unr. Teleostei Müller 1846
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Subor. †Cycloidei Owen 1859
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G. †Smerdis Agassiz 1833
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†Smerdis latior Agassiz 1836
†Smerdis macrurus Agassiz 1834
†Smerdis micracanthus Agassiz 1835
†Smerdis minutus de Blainville 1818
†Smerdis pygmaeus Agassiz 1836
†Smerdis ventralis Agassiz 1836
Invalid names: Ctenoidei Owen 1859 [empty]
G. †Acregoliath Richter 1989
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†Acregoliath rancii Richter 1989
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Fm. †Araripichthyidae Santos 1983
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G. †Araripichthys Silva Santos 1985
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†Araripichthys axelrodi Maisey and Moody 2001
†Araripichthys weberi Alvarado-Ortega and Brito 2011
G. †Asiatolepis Takai 1943
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†Asiatolepis sankeyushuensis Ma and Sun 1988
Fm. †Chongichthyidae Arratia 1982
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G. †Chongichthys Arratia 1982
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†Chongichthys dentatus Arratia 1982
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Invalid names: Priscacaridae [empty]
Or. †Crossognathiformes Taverne 1989
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G. †Bavarichthys Arratia and Tischlinger 2010
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†Bavarichthys incognitus Arratia and Tischlinger 2010
Subor. †Crossognathoidei Taverne 1989
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G. †Apsopelix Cope 1871
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†Apsopelix miyazakii Yabumoto et al. 2012
†Apsopelix sauriformis Cope 1871
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†Crossognathus danubiensis Cavin and Grigorescu 2005
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Invalid names: Palaeaulopus germanicus Taverne and Ross 1973 [synonym]
Invalid names: Palaeaulopus Taverne and Ross 1973 [synonym]
G. †Luxilites
Subor. †Pachyrhizodontoidei Forey 1977
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G. †Michin Alvarado-Ortega et al. 2008
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†Michin csernai Alvarado-Ortega et al. 2008
Fm. †Notelopidae Forey 1977
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G. †Nusaviichthys Alvarado-Ortega and Alves 2022
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†Nusaviichthys nerivelai Alvarado-Ortega and Alves 2022
Fm. †Pachyrhizodontidae Cope 1872
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G. †Cavinichthys Taverne and Capasso 2019
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†Cavinichthys pachylepis Taverne and Capasso 2019
G. †Conosaurus Gibbes 1851
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†Conosaurus bowmani Gibbes 1851
Invalid names: Conosaurops Leidy 1868 [synonym]
G. †Elopopsis
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†Elopopsis crassus Dixon 1850
†Elopopsis fenxli Heckel 1856
†Elopopsis heckeli Reuss 1857
†Elopopsis ziegleri von der Marck 1868
G. †Goulmimichthys Cavin 1995
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†Goulmimichthys roberti Blanco and Cavin 2003
G. †Lebrunichthys Taverne and Capasso 2020
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†Lebrunichthys nammourensis Taverne and Capasso 2020
G. †Oricardinus Cope 1877
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†Oricardinus sheareri Cope 1872
†Oricardinus tortus Cope 1877
G. †Pachyrhizodus Agassiz 1850
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†Pachyrhizodus basalis Dixon 1850
†Pachyrhizodus caninus Cope 1872
†Pachyrhizodus curvatus Loomis 1900
†Pachyrhizodus dibleyi Woodward 1901
†Pachyrhizodus kingi Cope 1872
†Pachyrhizodus minimus Stewart 1899
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Invalid names: Pachyrhizodus intermedius Tarverne 1987 [synonym]
†Pachyrhizodus velox Stewart 1898
G. †Polcynichthys London and Shimada 2020
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†Polcynichthys lloydhilli London and Shimada 2020
G. †Stanhopeichthys Taverne and Capasso 2020
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†Stanhopeichthys libanicus Taverne and Capasso 2020
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†Varasichthys ariasi Arratia 1981
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Invalid names: Opisthomyzonidae [empty]
Or. †Dorsetichthyiformes Nelson et al. 2016
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Fm. †Dorsetichthyidae Nelson et al. 2016
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G. †Dorsetichthys Arratia 2013
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†Dorsetichthys bechei Agassiz 1837
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Unr. Elopomorpha Greenwood et al. 1966
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Or. Albuliformes Greenwood et al. 1966 [bonefish]
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Fm. Albulidae Bleeker 1859
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Invalid names: Pterothrissidae Gill 1893 [synonym]
G. †Baugeichthys Filleul 2000
G. †Genartina Frizzell and Dante 1965
G. †Marathonichthys Bartholomai 2013
Invalid names: Notacanthoidei [empty]
Or. Anguilliformes Greenwood et al. 1966 [eel]
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G. †Abisaadia Belouze et al. 2003
Fm. Anguillidae Rafinesque 1810
G. †Bolcanguilla Blot 1981
G. †Brannerion Jordan 1920
G. †Casierius Estes 1969
G. Congermuraena Kaup 1856
Fm. Congridae Kaup 1856 [conger eel]
Superfm. Congroidea
Subor. Congroidei Regan 1909
G. †Eomuraena Casier 1967
G. Eomyrophis Whitley 1950
G. †Gazolapodus Blot 1981
G. †Hayenchelys Belouze et al. 2003
G. Hoplunnis Kaup 1860
G. Japonoconger Asano 1958
G. Lemkea Kotthaus 1968
G. Leptocephalus Gronow 1763
Fm. †Libanechelyidae Taverne 2004
G. †Luenchelys Belouze et al. 2003
G. †Micromyrus Casier 1967
G. †Muraenanguilla Schwarzhans 2019
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Invalid names: Heteromyridae [synonym]
Subor. †Muraenoidei
G. †Mylomyrus Woodward 1910
G. Myroconger Guenther 1879
G. †Palaeomyrus Casier 1967
G. †Parechelus Casier 1967
G. †Proserrivomer Arambourg 1967
G. †Rhynchocymba Jordan and Hubbs
Subor. Saccopharyngoidei Nelson et al. 2016
G. †Urenchelys Woodward 1900
Invalid names: Anguilloidei [empty], Apodes Latreille 1804 [synonym], Eurypharyngidae [empty], Saccopharyngidae [empty], Urenchelyidae Hay 1903 [empty]
Or. Elopiformes Sauvage 1875
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Subor. Albuloidei
G. †Antofagastaichthys Arratia 1986
G. †Carsothrissops D'Erasmo 1946
G. †Coryphaenopsis Fric and Bayer 1902
G. †Dactylopogon von der Marck 1868
G. †Davichthys Forey 1973
G. †Echinelops Murray and Hoşgör 2012
G. †Eichstaettia Arratia 1987
Fm. Elopidae Bonaparte 1846
Subor. Elopoidei
G. †Epaelops Alves et al. 2019
G. †Flindersichthys Longman 1932
G. †Lyrolepis Romanowski 1886
Fm. Megalopidae Jordan 1923
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Invalid names: Sedenhorstiidae Goody 1969 [synonym]
G. †Ostariostoma Schaeffer 1949
Fm. †Phyllodontidae Sauvage 1875
Or. Megalopiformes [tarpon]
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G. †Broweria de Beaufort 1926
G. †Naiathaelon Poyato-Ariza and Wenz 1993
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†Naiathaelon okkidion Poyato-Ariza and Wenz 1993
Invalid names: Saccopharygiformes [empty], Saccopharyngiformes [empty]
Unr. Euteleosteii Greenwood et al. 1967
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G. †Gaudryella Patterson 1970
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†Gaudryella gaudryi Pictet and Humbert 1866
Invalid names: Ateleopodomorpha [empty], Cyclosqamata [empty], Lampriomorpha [empty], Stenopterygii [empty]
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G. Aulorhynchus Gill 1861
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G. †Gasterorhamphosus Sorbini 1981
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Invalid names: Aulorhynchoidea Pietsch 1978 [empty], Gasterosteoidea Pietsch 1978 [empty]
G. Nerophis Rafinesque 1810
G. †Protorhamphosus Daniltshenko 1968
G. †Urosphenopsis Daniltshenko 1968
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Invalid names: Gobioididae [empty], Periophthalmidae [empty], Psammichthyidae [empty], Trypauchenidae [empty]
Or. †Ichthyodectiformes Bardack and Sprinkle 1969
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G. †Aidachar Nessov 1981
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†Aidachar paludalis Nessov 1981
G. †Allothrissops Nybelin 1964
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†Allothrissops mesogaster Agassiz 1834
†Allothrissops salmoneus de Blainville 1818
G. †Antarctithrissops Arratia et al. 2004
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†Antarctithrissops australis Arratia et al. 2004
G. †Ascalabothrissops Arratia 2000
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†Ascalabothrissops voelkli Arratia 2000
G. †Cavenderichthys Bean 2006
G. †Chuhsiungichthys Yabumoto 1994
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†Chuhsiungichthys japonicus Yabumoto 1994
†Chuhsiungichthys yanagidai Yabumoto 1994
Fm. †Cladocyclidae Maisey 1991
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G. †Chiromystus Cope 1885
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†Chiromystus alagoensis Jordan 1910
†Chiromystus mawsoni Cope 1885
†Chiromystus woodwardi Silva Santos 1949
G. †Cladocyclus Agassiz 1843
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†Cladocyclus gardneri Agassiz 1841
†Cladocyclus lewesiensis Agassiz 1887
G. †Eubiodectes Hay 1903
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†Eubiodectes libanicus Pictet and Humbert 1866
G. †Cooyoo Lees and Bartholomai 1987
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†Cooyoo australis Woodward 1894
G. †Garganoichthys Taverne 2009
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†Garganoichthys decosmoi Taverne 2009
Subor. †Ichthyodectoidei Romer 1966
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Fm. †Bardackichthyidae Hacker and Shimada 2021
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G. †Amakusaichthys Yabumoto et al. 2018
G. †Bardackichthys Hacker and Shimada 2021
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†Bardackichthys carteri Hacker and Shimada 2021
G. †Heckelichthys Taverne 2008
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†Heckelichthys microdon Heckel 1849
†Heckelichthys preopercularis Banos-Rodriguez et al. 2020
†Heckelichthys vexillifer Heckel 1856
Fm. †Ichthyodectidae Crook 1892
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G. †Faugichthys Taverne and Chanet 2000
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†Faugichthys loryi Taverne and Chanet 2000
G. †Furloichthys Taverne and Capasso 2018
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†Furloichthys bonarellii Taverne and Capasso 2018
G. †Ghrisichthys Cavin et al. 2013
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†Ghrisichthys bardacki Cavin 1997
G. †Ichthyodectes Cope 1870
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†Ichthyodectes anaides Cope 1872
†Ichthyodectes hamatus Cope 1872
†Ichthyodectes libanicus Pictet and Humbert 1866
†Ichthyodectes parvus Stewart 1900
†Ichthyodectes tenuidens Woodward 1901
Invalid names: Ichthyodectes minor Egerton 1850 [nomen dubium]
G. †Portheus Cope 1871
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†Portheus daviesi Newton 1877
†Portheus gaultinus Newton 1877
†Portheus jaxarticus Riabinin 1938
†Portheus mantelli Newton 1877
G. †Xiphactinus Leidy 1870
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†Xiphactinus audax Leidy 1870
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Invalid names: Portheus lestrio Cope 1873 [synonym], Portheus lowii Stewart 1898 [synonym], Portheus molossus Cope 1871 [synonym], Portheus mudgei Cope 1874 [synonym], Saurocephalus thaumas Cope 1870 [synonym], Xiphactinus brachygnathus Stewart 1898 [synonym]
†Xiphactinus vetus Leidy 1856
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Invalid names: Polygonodon rectus Leidy 1858 [synonym], Portheus angulatus Cope 1872 [synonym]
Fm. †Saurodontidae Stewart
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G. †Gillicus Hay 1898
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†Gillicus arcuatus Cope 1875
†Gillicus serridens Woodward 1901
G. †Prosaurodon Stewart 1999
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†Prosaurodon pygmaeus Stewart 1999
Invalid names: Ichthyodectes elegans Newton 1877 [nomen dubium]
G. †Saurocephalus Harlan 1824
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†Saurocephalus broadheadi Stewart 1898
†Saurocephalus dentatus Stewart 1898
†Saurocephalus ferox Stewart 1898
†Saurocephalus pygmaeus Loomis 1900
†Saurocephalus striatus Agassiz 1837
Invalid names: Daptinus Cope 1873 [synonym]
G. †Saurodon Hays 1829
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†Saurodon elongatus Taverne and Bronzi 1999
†Saurodon intermedius Newton 1878
†Saurodon leanus Hays 1830
†Saurodon phlebotomus Cope 1871
G. †Verraesichthys Taverne 2010
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†Verraesichthys bloti Taverne 2010
Invalid names: Gwawinapterus Arbour and Currie 2011 [nomen dubium], Gwawinapterus beardi Arbour and Currie 2011 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Unamichthyidae Alvarado-Ortega 2004 [empty]
G. †Mesoclupea Ping and Yen 1933
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†Mesoclupea globicephala Ping and Yen 1933
†Mesoclupea showchangensis Ping and Yen 1933
G. †Occithrissops Schaeffer and Patterson 1984
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†Occithrissops willsoni Schaeffer and Patterson 1984
G. †Ogunichthys Alvarado-Ortega and Brito 2009
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†Ogunichthys triangularis Alvarado-Ortega and Brito 2010
G. †Pachythrissops Woodward 1919
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†Pachythrissops furcatus Eastman 1914
†Pachythrissops laevis Woodward 1919
†Pachythrissops propterus Wagner 1863
†Pachythrissops vectensis Woodward 1890
Invalid names: Parathrissops Eastman 1914 [replaced]
G. †Proportheus Jaekel 1909
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†Proportheus kameruni Jaekel 1909
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Invalid names: Chirocentrites guinensis Weiler 1922 [synonym]
G. †Sultanuvaisia Nessov 1981
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†Sultanuvaisia antiqua Nessov 1981
G. †Thrissops Agassiz 1833
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†Thrissops cephalus Agassiz 1834
†Thrissops curtus Woodward 1919
†Thrissops exiguus Bassani 1879
†Thrissops formosus Agassiz 1833
†Thrissops molossus Woodward 1919
†Thrissops portlandicus Woodward 1895
†Thrissops subovatus Agassiz 1843
G. †Unamichthys Alvarado-Ortega 2004
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†Unamichthys espinosai Alvarado-Ortega 2004
G. †Vallecillichthys Blanco and Cavin 2003
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†Vallecillichthys multivertebratum Blanco and Cavin 2003
Invalid names: Allothrissopidae Patterson and Rosen 1977 [empty], Chuhsiungichthiidae Yabumoto 1994 [empty]
G. †Jinanichthys Ma and Sun 1988
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†Jinanichthys longicephalus Ma and Sun 1988
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Invalid names: Bleekeriidae [empty]
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Invalid names: Bovictidae [empty]
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G. Hemerocoetes Cuvier and Valenciennes 1837
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†Hemerocoetes minutus Schwarzhans 1980
†Hemerocoetes pukunati Schwarzhans 2019
†Hemerocoetes whiroki Schwarzhans 2019
G. †Krebsiella Schwarzhans 1980
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†Krebsiella aperta Schwarzhans 1980
†Krebsiella chattonensis Schwarzhans et al. 2017
†Krebsiella diversa Schwarzhans 1980
G. †Waitakia Schwarzhans 1980
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†Waitakia aho Schwarzhans 2019
†Waitakia beelzebub Lin and Nolf 2022
†Waitakia dorsogibbosa Lin et al. 2024
†Waitakia proclinens Schwarzhans 2019
†Waitakia profunda Schwarzhans 2019
†Waitakia robusta Schwarzhans 1980
Invalid names: Limnichthyidae [empty], Muglioididae [empty], Parapercidae [empty], Percophididae [empty], Pteropsaridae [empty]
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Invalid names: Cerdalidae [empty], Congrogadidae [empty], Derepodichthyidae [empty], Lycodapodidae [empty]
Invalid names: Bathymasteriformes [empty], Brotuliformes [empty], Carapiformes [empty], Haplodoci [empty]
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Fm. †Lampridae
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G. Lampris Retzius 1799
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Subg. †Lampris (Diatomoeca) Jordan and Gilbert 1919
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†Diatomoeca zatima Jordan and Gilbert 1919
Invalid names: Dasceles Jordan 1925 [synonym]
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G. †Babelichthys Davesne 2017
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†Babelichthys olneyi Davesne 2017
G. Lophotus Giorna 1809
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†Lophotes elami Arambourg 1943
†Lophotes lenis Danilt'chenko 1962
G. †Oligolophotes Bannikov 1999
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†Oligolophotes fragosus Bannikov 1999
Fm. †Veliferidae Bleeker 1859
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G. Velifer Temminck and Schlegel 1850
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†Velifer carosii Carnevale and Bannikov 2014
G. †Veronavelifer Bannikov 1990
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†Veronavelifer sorbinii Bannikov 1990
G. †Wettonius Carnevale and Bannikov 2018
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†Wettonius angeloi Carnevale and Bannikov 2018
Invalid names: Radiicephalidae [empty]
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Fm. †Leptolepididae Owen 1859
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G. †Leptolepis Agassiz 1832
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†Leptolepis africana Gardiner 1960
†Leptolepis bahiaensis Schaeffer 1947
†Leptolepis brodiei Agassiz 1845
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Invalid names: Leptolepis nanus Egerton 1845 [synonym], Megastoma apenninum Costa 1850 [synonym], Oxygonius tenuis Agassiz 1845 [synonym], Sarginites pygmaeus Costa 1850 [synonym]
†Leptolepis caudalis Agassiz 1843
†Leptolepis concentricus Egerton 1849
†Leptolepis contractus Agassiz 1834
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Invalid names: Leptolepis affinis Sauvage 1874 [synonym], Leptolepis bronni Agassiz 1832 [objective synonym], Leptolepis constrictus Egerton 1852 [synonym], Leptolepis pachystelus Sauvage 1874 [synonym], Leptolepis pronus Sauvage 1874 [synonym]
†Leptolepis crassus Agassiz 1839
†Leptolepis disjectus Woodward 1890
†Leptolepis dubius Blainville 1818
†Leptolepis gregarius Woodward 1895
†Leptolepis jaegeri Agassiz 1832
†Leptolepis koonwarri Waldman 1971
†Leptolepis longus Agassiz 1832
†Leptolepis lowei Woodward 1895
†Leptolepis macrolepidotus Agassiz 1834
†Leptolepis macrophthalmus Egerton 1853
†Leptolepis neocomiensis Bassani 1879
†Leptolepis neumayri Bassani 1879
†Leptolepis nevadensis David 1941
†Leptolepis normandica Nybelin 1962
†Leptolepis polyspondylus Agassiz 1834
†Leptolepis saltviciensis Simpson 1884
†Leptolepis sprattiformis Blainville 1818
†Leptolepis talbragarensis Woodward 1895
†Leptolepis tenellus Agassiz 1833
†Leptolepis voithii Agassiz 1834
Invalid names: Ascalabos Münster 1839 [synonym], Megastoma Costa 1850 [synonym], Oxygonius Agassiz 1845 [synonym], Sarginites Costa 1850 [synonym], Tharsis Giebel 1848 [synonym]
G. †Longileptolepis Arratia 2003
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†Longileptolepis wiedenrothi Arratia and Thies 2001
Invalid names: Paraleptolepis Yabumoto 1994 [replaced]
G. †Lycoptera Müller 1847
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†Lycoptera davidi Sauvage 1880
†Lycoptera fuxinensis Zhang 2002
†Lycoptera middendorffi Muller 1848
†Lycoptera muroii Takai 1943
†Lycoptera sankeyushuensis Ma and Sun 1988
†Lycoptera sinensis Woodward 1901
†Lycoptera tokunagai Saito 1936
G. †Nephrotus Meyer 1928
G. †Leucichthyops Cockerell 1919
G. †Longdeichthys Liu 1982
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G. †Luisiella
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Invalid names: Lipogenyidae [empty]
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Superor. Osteoglossomorpha Greenwood et al. 1966
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G. †Chandlerichthys Grande 1986
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Fm. Hiodontidae Cuvier and Valenciennes 1846
G. †Joffrichthys Li and Wilson 1996
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†Joffrichthys symmetropterus Li and Wilson 1996
†Joffrichthys tanyourus Murray et al. 2018
†Joffrichthys triangulpterus Newbrey and Bozek 2000
Or. Osteoglossiformes Berg 1940
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G. †Heterosteoglossum Bonde 2008
G. †Lopadichthys Murray et al. 2018
G. †Monopteros Volta 1796
Fm. Notopteridae [knifefish]
G. †Opsithrissops Daniltshenko 1968
Fm. Osteoglossidae Bonaparte 1832 [arowana]
G. †Tongxinichthys Ma 1980
Fm. †Wakinoichthiidae Yabumoto 1994
G. Wilsonichthys Murray et al. 2016
G. †Xixiaichthys Zhang 2004
Invalid names: Mormyridae [empty], Saurocephalidae [empty]
G. †Shuleichthys Murray et al. 2010
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†Shuleichthys brachypteryx Murray et al. 2010
Invalid names: Lycopteriformes [empty]
G. †Paralycoptera Chang and Chou 1977
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†Paralycoptera changi Ma and Sun 1988
Or. †Pediculati
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Invalid names: Aceratiidae [empty], Gigactinidae [empty]
Unr. †Percomorphacea Wiley and Johnson 2010
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G. †Acronuroides Bannikov et al. 2019
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†Acronuroides eocaenicus Bannikov et al. 2019
Fm. †Pietschellidae Carnevale and Bannikov 2015
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G. †Nickcaves Carnevale and Bannikov 2015
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†Nickcaves pterygocephalus Carnevale and Bannikov 2015
G. †Pietschellus Bannikov and Carnevale 2011
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†Pietschellus aenigmaticus Bannikov and Carnevale 2011
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Invalid names: Coridae [empty], Neolabridae [empty], Pharyngopilidae [empty], Sciaenoidea Gill 1872 [empty], Siphonognathidae [empty], Sparisomidae [empty]
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G. †Pholidorhynchodon Zambelli 1980
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†Pholidorhynchodon malzannii Zambelli 1980
Fm. †Archaeomaenidae Wade 1941
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G. †Gurvanichthys Jakovlev 1986
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†Gurvanichthys mongoliensis Jakovlev 1986
G. †Madariscus Wade 1941
Fm. †Eurycormidae Arratia 2017
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†Eurycormus grandis Woodward 1889
†Eurycormus speciosus Wagner 1863
G. †Grimmenichthys Konwert and Hörnig 2018
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†Grimmenichthys ansorgei Konwert and Hörnig 2018
Fm. †Ichthyokentemidae Griffith and Patterson 1963
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G. †Elpistoichthys Griffith 1977
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†Elpistoichthys pectinatus Griffith 1977
†Elpistoichthys striolatus Griffith 1977
G. †Luxembourgichthys Taverne and Steurbaut 2017
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Fm. †Pholidophoridae Woodward 1890
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G. †Annaichthys Arratia 2013
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G. †Archaeomaene Woodward 1895
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†Archaeomaene robustus Woodward 1895
†Archaeomaene tenuis Woodward 1895
G. †Ceneichthys Taverne and Capasso 2015
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†Ceneichthys zambellii Taverne and Capasso 2015
G. †Ceramurus Egerton 1845
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†Ceramurus macrocephalus Egerton 1845
G. †Eopholidophorus Zambelli 1989
G. †Knerichthys Arratia 2013
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†Knerichthys bronni Kner 1866
G. †Lombardichthys Arratia 2017
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†Lombardichthys gervasuttii Zambelli 1980
G. †Malingichthys Tintori et al. 2015
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†Malingichthys nimaiguensis Tintori et al. 2015
†Malingichthys wanfenglinensis Tintori et al. 2015
G. †Neopholidophoropsis Taverne 1981
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†Parapholidophorus caffii Airaghi 1908
†Parapholidophorus nybelini Zambelli 1975
G. †Pholidoctenus Zambelli 1978
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†Pholidoctenus serianus Zambelli 1978
G. †Pholidolepis Nybelin 1966
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†Pholidolepis dorsetensis Nybelin 1966
G. †Pholidophoretes Griffith 1977
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†Pholidophoretes salvus Griffith 1977
G. †Pholidophoroides Woodward 1941
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†Pholidophoroides limbata Agassiz 1833
G. †Pholidophoropsis Nybelin 1966
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†Pholidophoropsis caudalis Woodward 1895
†Pholidophoropsis maculata Nybelin 1966
G. †Pholidophorus Agassiz 1832
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†Pholidophorus angustus Agassiz 1843
†Pholidophorus australis Woodward 1908
†Pholidophorus barazzettii Bassani 1886
†Pholidophorus brevis Davies 1887
†Pholidophorus browni Broom 1913
†Pholidophorus dubius Woodward 1890
†Pholidophorus furcatus Agassiz 1833
†Pholidophorus gaudryi Sauvage 1892
†Pholidophorus germanicus Quenstedt 1858
†Pholidophorus gracilis Agassiz 1838
†Pholidophorus granulatus Egerton 1854
†Pholidophorus gregarius Woodward 1890
†Pholidophorus hartmanni Egerton 1843
†Pholidophorus higginsi Egerton 1854
†Pholidophorus intermedius Agassiz 1838
†Pholidophorus latimanus Agassiz 1834
†Pholidophorus latiusculus Agassiz 1832
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Invalid names: Pholidophorus deeckei de Zigno 1891 [synonym], Pholidophorus fusiformis Agassiz 1844 [synonym], Pholidophorus latiusculus pusillus Zambelli 1986 [objective synonym], Pholidophorus taramelli de Zigno 1891 [synonym]
†Pholidophorus latus Agassiz 1834
†Pholidophorus maximus Agassiz 1843
†Pholidophorus micronyx Agassiz 1834
†Pholidophorus microps Agassiz 1833
†Pholidophorus minor Agassiz 1843
†Pholidophorus nitidus Egerton 1854
†Pholidophorus onychius Agassiz 1837
†Pholidophorus ornatus Agassiz 1843
†Pholidophorus pachysomus Egerton 1852
†Pholidophorus pusillus Agassiz 1833
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Invalid names: Pholidophorus knerii de Zigno 1891 [synonym]
†Pholidophorus radians Agassiz 1834
†Pholidophorus spaethi Taverne 1981
†Pholidophorus stricklandi Agassiz 1843
†Pholidophorus striolaris Agassiz 1843
†Pholidophorus taxis Agassiz 1834
†Pholidophorus uraeoides Agassiz 1834
Invalid names: Microps Agassiz 1833 [synonym], Pholidophorus Zigno 1856 [objective synonym]
G. †Pseudopholidoctenus Arratia and Schultze 2024
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†Pseudopholidoctenus germanicus Arratia and Schultze 2024
G. †Zambellichthys Arratia 2013
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Invalid names: Pholidophorinae Zambelli 1986 [empty]
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G. †Gondwanapleuropholis Brito and Gallo 2002
G. †Pleuropholis Egerton 1858
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†Pleuropholis attenuata Morris 1854
†Pleuropholis attenuatus Egerton 1858
†Pleuropholis cinerosorum Alvarado-Ortega and Brito 2016
†Pleuropholis crassicauda Egerton 1858
†Pleuropholis danielae Brito and Vullo 2023
†Pleuropholis formosa Woodward 1919
†Pleuropholis longicaudus Egerton 1858
†Pleuropholis serrata Egerton 1858
Invalid names: Catervariolidae [empty]
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Subor. †Cottoidei Agassiz 1835
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G. †Cottoideorum Unknown
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†Cottoideorum suspectus Schwarzhans 1980
G. †Ctenopomichthys Whitley 1940
G. Eutrigla Fraser-Brunner 1938
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G. Hoplichthys Cuvier and Valenciennes 1829
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†Hoplichthys gobiomorphus Schwarzhans 1985
†Hoplichthys multistriatus Grenfell 1984
G. †Praehoplichthys Schwarzhans 1980
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†Praehoplichthys pulcher Schwarzhans 1980
G. Neoplatycephalus Castelnau 1872
G. Notesthes Ogilby 1904
G. Ophiodon Girard 1854
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†Ophiodon ozymandias Jordan 1921
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G. Plectrogenium Gilbert 1905
G. Podothecus Gill 1861
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Invalid names: Ereuniidae [synonym]
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G. Trichodon Tilesius 1813
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†Trichodon obesus Schwarzhans 1980
Fm. Triglidae [sea robin]
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G. †Acanthatrigla Gaemers 1984
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†Acanthatrigla biangulata Gaemers 1984
G. †Aspitrigla Fowler 1925
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†Aspitrigla cuculus Linnaeus 1758
G. Chelidonichthys Kaup 1873
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G. Lepidotrigla Guenther 1860
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†Lepidotrigla cadenati Steurbaut 1984
†Lepidotrigla postdorsalis Steurbaut 1979
†Lepidotrigla selsiensis Stinton 1978
G. Peristedion Lacépède 1802
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†Peristedion jeanbegui Nolf and Brzobohaty 2002
Peristedion malarmat Lacépède 1801
G. Prionotus Lacépède 1802
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Prionotus carolinus Linnaeus 1771
†Prionotus evolans Linnaeus 1766
Prionotus gibbosus Casier 1966
G. Pterygotrigla Waite 1899
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†Pterygotrigla stewarti Schwarzhans 2019
G. Trigla Linnaeus 1758
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†Trigla licatae Sauvage 1870
†Trigla miocenicus Strashimirov 1981
†Trigla rhombica Heinrich 1969
G. †Triglidarum Risso 1826
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†Triglidarum parvulus Steurbaut 1979
†Triglidarum praeiatus Schwarzhans 2007
G. †Trigloides Van Beneden 1871
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†Trigloides dejardini Van Beneden 1871
G. Zaniolepis Girard 1857
Invalid names: Anoplopomatoidei [empty], Aploactinidae [empty], Bathylutichthyidae [empty], Bembridae [empty], Caracanthidae [empty], Congiopodidae [empty], Eschmeyeridae [empty], Eulophiidae [empty], Gnathanacanthidae [empty], Hexagrammoidei [empty], Jordaniidae [empty], Normanichthyidae [empty], Pataecidae [empty], Peristediidae [empty], Ptilichthyidae [empty], Scorpaenichthyidae [empty], Scytalinidae [empty], Zaniolepididae [empty]
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Invalid names: Alabidae [empty]
Subor. Holostomi
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Invalid names: Amphipnoidae [empty]
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Invalid names: Flutidae [empty]
Unr. Teleocephala de Pinna 1996
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Unr. Clupeocephala Patterson and Rosen 1977
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G. †Beurlenichthys de Figueiredo and Gallo 2004
Superor. Clupeomorpha Greenwood et al. 1966
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Or. †Ellimmichthyiformes Grande 1982
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Fm. †Armigatidae Murray and Wilson 2013
Subor. †Armigatoidei Murray and Wilson 2013
G. †Codoichthys Silva Santos 1994
Fm. †Ellimmichthyidae Grande 1982
G. †Guiclupea Chen et al. 2021
G. †Horseshoeichthys Newbrey et al. 2010
Fm. †Paraclupeidae Chang and Chou 1977
Fm. †Scutatuspinosidae Santos and Corréa 1985
G. †Scutatuspinosus Silva Santos and Correa 1985
Fm. †Sorbinichthyidae Bannikov and Bacchia 2000
Subor. †Sorbinichthyoidei Marramà and Carnevale 2017
Invalid names: Ellimmichthyoidei [empty]
G. †Leufuichthys Gallo et al. 2011
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†Leufuichthys minimus Gallo et al. 2011
G. †Ornategulum Forey 1973
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†Ornategulum sardinioides Pictet 1850
G. †Ranulfoichthys Alvarado-Ortega 2014
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†Ranulfoichthys dorsonudum Alvarado-Ortega 2014
G. †Scombroclupea Kner 1863
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†Scombroclupea diminuta Forey et al. 2003
†Scombroclupea gaudryi Pictet and Humbert 1866
†Scombroclupea javieri Than-Marchese et al. 2020
†Scombroclupea occidentalis Giersch et al. 2011
†Scombroclupea scutata Woodward 1908
Unr. Euteleostei Rosen 1973
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G. †Caprosimilis Bienkowska-Wasiluk and Bonde 2015
Or. Cataphracti Jordan 1963
G. †Choichix Cantalice et al. 2021
G. †Gigapteryx Forey et al. 2003
G. †Pepemkay Alvarado-Ortega and Than-Marchese 2013
Invalid names: Aulostomi Cuvier [empty], Cetomimiformes [empty], Euacanthopterygii Johnson and Patterson 1993 [empty], Hypostomides [empty], Xenoberyces [empty], Zeoidei [empty]
G. †Avitosmerus Fielitz 2002
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†Avitosmerus canadensis Fielitz 2002
G. †Erichalcis Forey 1975
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†Erichalcis arcta Forey 1975
†Erichalcis conspicua Hermus et al. 2004
Superor. Paracanthopterygii Greenwood et al. 1966
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Or. †Sphenocephaliformes Rosen and Patterson 1969
Fm. †Protostomiidae Arambourg 1943
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G. †Pronotacanthus Woodward 1901
G. †Protostomias Arambourg 1933
G. †Santanasalmo Gallo et al. 2009
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†Santanasalmo elegans Gallo et al. 2009
Superor. Scopelomorpha
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Or. †Ctenothrissiformes Patterson 1964
Invalid names: Cyclosquamata [empty], Lampridiomorpha [empty], Lamprimorpha [empty], Osmeromorpha [empty]
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Unr. Neoteleostei Rosen 1973
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Unr. Eurypterygia Rosen 1973
Superor. Protacanthopterygii Greenwood et al. 1966
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Or. Salmoniformes Bleeker 1859
Fm. †Xeneichthyidae Arratia and González-Rodríguez 2024
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G. †Xeneichthys Arratia and González-Rodríguez 2024
Fm. †Orthogonikleithridae Arratia 1987
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G. †Leptolepides Nybelin 1974
G. †Orthogonikleithrus Arratia 1987
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†Orthogonikleithrus hoelli Arratia 1997
†Orthogonikleithrus leichi Arratia 1987
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Unr. Clupei
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Or. Clupeiformes Bleeker 1859
Unr. Ostariophysi Jordan and Evermann 1896
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Unr. Anotophysa Rosen and Greenwood 1970
G. †Chanoides Woodward 1901
Or. Heterosomata Cope 1871
Or. Nematognathii Gill 1861
Or. Xenomi
Invalid names: Salmopercae [empty], Siluroidea [empty]
Invalid names: Ostarioclupeomorpha [synonym], Otocephala [synonym]
G. †Teleosteorum Unknown
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†Teleosteorum pujoli Steurbaut 1984
G. †Todiltia Schaeffer and Patterson 1984
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†Todiltia schoewei Dunkle 1942
G. †Tonghuaichthys Ma and Sun 1988
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†Tonghuaichthys sanyuanpuensis Ma and Sun 1988
Or. †Tselfatiiformes Nelson 1994
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G. †Eoplethodus Taverne 2000
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†Eoplethodus chaneti Taverne 2000
Fm. †Plethodidae Loomis 1900
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G. †Bananogmius Whitley 1940
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†Bananogmius aratus Cope 1877
†Bananogmius ellisensis Fielitz and Shimada 1999
†Bananogmius ornatus Woodward 1923
†Bananogmius zitteli Loomis 1900
Invalid names: Ananogmius White and Moy-Thomas 1940 [objective synonym], Anogmius Cope 1877 [replaced]
G. †Dixonanogmius Taverne 2000
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†Dixonanogmius birmanicus Taverne 1977
†Dixonanogmius dalmatius Bardack and Teller-Marshall 1980
G. †Niobrara
G. †Paranogmius Weiler 1935
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†Paranogmius doederleini Weiler 1935
G. †Pentanogmius Taverne 2000
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†Pentanogmius crieleyi Applegate 1970
†Pentanogmius evolutus Cope 1877
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Invalid names: Anogmius polymicrodus Stewart 1898 [synonym], Beryx multidentatus Stewart 1898 [synonym], Beryx polymicrodus Stewart 1898 [synonym]
†Pentanogmius fritschi Shimada 2016
†Pentanogmius pentagon Woodward 1899
G. †Plethodus Dixon 1850
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†Plethodus expansus Dixon 1850
†Plethodus libycus Weiler 1935
†Plethodus oblongus Dixon 1850
G. †Rhamphoichthys El Hossny et al. 2023
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†Rhamphoichthys taxidiotis El Hossny et al. 2023
Invalid names: Protosphyraena minor Agassiz 1837 [nomen dubium], Protosphyraena stebbingi Woodward 1909 [nomen dubium]
G. †Tselfatia
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†Tselfatia formosa Arambourg 1943
G. †Zanclites
Invalid names: Bananogmiidae Applegate 1970 [synonym], Tselfatiidae Arambourg 1954 [synonym]
Fm. †Protobramidae Le Danois and Le Danois 1964
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G. †Abisaadichthys Taverne and Gayet 2004
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†Abisaadichthys libanicus Taverne and Gayet 2004
G. †Eusebichthys Taverne and Gayet 2004
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†Eusebichthys byblosi Taverne and Gayet 2004
G. †Protobrama Woodward 1942
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†Protobrama avus Woodward 1942
†Protobrama woodwardi Taverne and Gayet 2004
G. †Pseudanogmius Taverne 2002
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†Pseudanogmius maiseyi Taverne 2002
G. †Ypsiloichthys El Hossny and Cavin 2023
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†Ypsiloichthys sibelleae El Hossny and Cavin 2023
Invalid names: Amphiuma nordica Brunner 1956 [nomen dubium], Bathyclupeiformes [empty], Catosteomi Boulenger [empty], Eupercaria Betancur 2013 [empty], Malacopteri [empty], Opisthomi [empty], Osteossomorpha [empty], Polymyxiomorpha [empty], Stephanoberyciformes [empty], Xenopterygii [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available