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Gymnothorax octavianus

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Muraenidae

Taxonomy
Gymnothorax octavianus was named by Myers and Wade (1941). It is extant.

It was recombined as Enchelycore octavianus by Fourriére et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Gymnothorax octavianus Myers and Wade
2014Enchelycore octavianus Fourriére et al. p. 380

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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)
—Elopocephalai
—Elopocephala
—Elopomorpha()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
familyMuraenidae
genusGymnothoraxBloch 1795
speciesoctavianusMyers and Wade 1941

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.

Gymnothorax octavianus Myers and Wade 1941
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Diagnosis
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