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Centropristis

Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Serranidae

Taxonomy
Centropristis was named by Cuvier (1829) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Serranidae by Stinton and Nolf (1970), Fitch and Lavenberg (1983); and to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by L. van den Hoek Ostende on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Centropristis Cuvier
1970Centropristes Stinton and Nolf p. 227
1983Centropristis Fitch and Lavenberg p. 512
2002Centropristis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
suborderSerranoidei
familySerranidaeSwainson 1839
genusCentropristisCuvier 1829

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. Centropristis Cuvier 1829
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Centropristes exsculptus Stinton and Nolf 1970
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available