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Centropomus

Actinopteri - Centropomidae

Taxonomy
Centropomus was named by Lacépède (1802) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Centropomidae by Casier (1966); and to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1802Centropomus Lacépède
1966Centropomus Casier p. 442
2002Centropomus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Carangimorpharia
—Carangimorphariae
familyCentropomidaePoey 1868
genusCentropomusLacépède 1802

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. Centropomus Lacépède 1802
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†Centropomus excavatus Casier 1966
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available