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Epigonus

Osteichthyes - Epigonidae

Taxonomy
Epigonus was named by Rafinesque (1810) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Epigoninae by Steurbaut (1979), Schwarzhans (1980); to Serranidae by Nolf and Steurbaut (1983); to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Epigonidae by Steurbaut (1982), Steurbaut (1984), Schwarzhans (2013), Schwarzhans (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Epigonus Rafinesque
1979Epigonus Steurbaut p. 70
1980Epigonus Schwarzhans p. 203
1982Epigonus Steurbaut p. 43
1983Epigonus Nolf and Steurbaut p. 180
1984Epigonus Steurbaut p. 81
2002Epigonus Sepkoski
2013Epigonus Schwarzhans p. 174
2019Epigonus Schwarzhans p. 75

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Percomorpharia
familyEpigonidae
genusEpigonusRafinesque 1810

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. Epigonus Rafinesque 1810
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Epigonus aquilonius Schwarzhans 2019
Epigonus constantiae Giglioli 1880
Epigonus denticulatus Dieuzeide 1950
Epigonus italicus Bassoli 1906
Epigonus opoitiensis Schwarzhans 2019
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available