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Gymnogeophagus

Actinopteri - Cichliformes - Cichlidae

Taxonomy
Gymnogeophagus was named by Ribeiro (1918). It is extant. Its type is Gymnogeophagus eocenicus.

It was assigned to Cichlidae by Malabarba et al. (2010).

Species
G. eocenicus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Gymnogeophagus Ribeiro pp. 787-791
2010Gymnogeophagus Malabarba et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
RankNameAuthor
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Carangimorpharia
—Ovalentariae
superorderCichlomorphae
orderCichliformes
familyCichlidaeHeckel 1840
genusGymnogeophagusRibeiro 1918

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.

G. Gymnogeophagus Ribeiro 1918
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†Gymnogeophagus eocenicus Malabarba et al. 2010
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available