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Anacanthini

Osteichthyes - Anacanthini

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Anacanthini Owen p. 128
1911Anacanthini Jaekel p. 95
1963Anacanthini Jordan p. 662
1966Anacanthini Casier p. 318
1988Anacanthini Grande

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Paracanthopterygii()
orderAnacanthini
orderAnacanthini

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.

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G. †Macruridarum Koken
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Macruridarum acuminatus Weiler 1943
Macruridarum ovalis Weiler 1943
Fm. †Mcconichthyidae Grande 1988
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G. †Mcconichthys Grande 1988
Invalid names: Eretmophoridae [empty], Macrouroididae [empty], Ophidioidea [empty]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Owen 1859Endo-skeleton ossified; exo-skeleton in some as cycloid, in others as ctenoid scales; fins supported by flexible or jointed rays; ventrals beneath the pectorals, or none; swim-bladder without air-duct.