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Phosichthyidae
Taxonomy
Phosichthyidae is a family. It is extant.
It was corrected as Photichthyidae by Constantin (1999); it was misspelled as Photichthyidae by Girone et al. (2006), Betancur et al. (2013), Nelson et al. (2016), Lin et al. (2017), Schwarzhans and Nielsen (2021), Calzoni et al. (2026).
It was assigned to Stomiatoidei by Constantin (1999); to Pisces by Girone et al. (2006); to Stomiatiformes by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Stomiiformes by Nelson et al. (2016), Lin et al. (2017), Schwarzhans and Nielsen (2021), Calzoni et al. (2026).
It was corrected as Photichthyidae by Constantin (1999); it was misspelled as Photichthyidae by Girone et al. (2006), Betancur et al. (2013), Nelson et al. (2016), Lin et al. (2017), Schwarzhans and Nielsen (2021), Calzoni et al. (2026).
It was assigned to Stomiatoidei by Constantin (1999); to Pisces by Girone et al. (2006); to Stomiatiformes by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Stomiiformes by Nelson et al. (2016), Lin et al. (2017), Schwarzhans and Nielsen (2021), Calzoni et al. (2026).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Photichthyidae Constantin |
| 2006 | Photichthyidae Girone et al. p. 655 |
| 2013 | Phosichthyidae Betancur et al. |
| 2016 | Phosichthyidae Nelson et al. p. 261 |
| 2017 | Phosichthyidae Lin et al. p. 16 |
| 2021 | Phosichthyidae Schwarzhans and Nielsen p. 15 |
| 2026 | Phosichthyidae Calzoni et al. p. 18 |
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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.
Fm. Phosichthyidae
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G. †Photichthyidarum Unknown
G. Vinciguerria Jordan and Evermann 1895
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†Vinciguerria angulosa Nolf and Brzobohaty 2002
†Vinciguerria brevis Nolf and Brzobohaty 2002
†Vinciguerria distincta Danilt'chenko 1962
†Vinciguerria macarovicii Ciobanu 1977
†Vinciguerria merklini Danilchenko 1946
†Vinciguerria obscura Daniltshenko 1959
Vinciguerria poweriae Cocco 1838
†Vinciguerria praeattenuata Ciobanu 1977
†Vinciguerria sagittiformis Weiler 1958
†Vinciguerria shinjiensis Yabumoto et al. 2024
†Vinciguerria talgiensis Daniltshenko 1959
†Vinciguerria yombeensis Schwarzhans 2013
Vincinguerria attenuata Cocco 1838
Vincinguerria poweriae Cocco 1838
G. †Woodsia Grey 1959
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available