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Stomias

Actinopteri - Stomiatiformes - Stomiidae

Taxonomy
Stomias was named by Cuvier (1817). It is extant.

It was assigned to Stomiidae by Fink and Fink (1986).

Species
S. affinis, S. boa

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Stomias Cuvier
1902Macrostomias Brauer
1986Stomias Fink and Fink p. 494

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—Stomiatii
orderStomiatiformes
familyStomiidae
genusStomiasCuvier 1817

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. Stomias Cuvier 1817
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Stomias affinis Guunther 1887
Stomias boa Risso 1810
Invalid names: Macrostomias Brauer 1902 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available