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Parelops

Osteichthyes - Elopiformes - Elopidae

Taxonomy
Parelops was named by Bayer (1902).

It was assigned to Elopidae by Bayer (1905).

Species
P. prazakii
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by M. Carrano on 2015-08-24; modified by M. Clapham on 2025-09-04

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Prazakia Frič p. 293
1902Parelops Bayer p. 13
1905Parelops Bayer p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopomorpha()
orderElopiformesSauvage 1875
familyElopidaeBonaparte 1846
genusParelops

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. †Parelops Bayer 1902
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†Parelops prazakii Bayer 1902
Invalid names: Prazakia Frič 1896 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available