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Brachyplatystoma vaillanti

Osteichthyes - Siluriformes - Pimelodidae

Taxonomy
Brachyplatystoma vaillanti was named by Lundberg (1997). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Brachyplatystoma vaillanti Lundberg p. 76 fig. 5.6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Otomorpha
superorderOstariophysiJordan and Evermann 1896
Otophysa
orderSiluriformes
suborderSiluroidei
familyPimelodidaeEigenmann and Eigenmann 1918
genusBrachyplatystomaBleeker 1862
speciesvaillanti

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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Diagnosis
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