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Monotaxis

Actinopteri - Spariformes - Lethrinidae

Taxonomy
Monotaxis was named by Bennett (1830). It is extant.

It was assigned to Lethrinidae by Weisler (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Monotaxis Bennett
2001Monotaxis Weisler

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
—Percomorpha
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
orderSpariformes
familyLethrinidae
genusMonotaxisBennett 1830

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. Monotaxis Bennett 1830
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available