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Palaeochromis

Actinopteri - Cichliformes - Cichlidae

Taxonomy
Palaeochromis was named by Sauvage (1907).

It was assigned to Cichlidae by Bellwood and Sorbini (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Palaeochromis Sauvage
1996Palaeochromis Bellwood and Sorbini p. 163

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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
genusPalaeochromisSauvage 1907

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. †Palaeochromis Sauvage 1907
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available