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Gymnothorax mordax

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Muraenidae

Taxonomy
Muraena mordax was named by Ayres (1859).

It was recombined as Gymnothorax mordax by Fierstine et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Muraena mordax Ayres
2012Gymnothorax mordax Fierstine et al. p. 13

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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
speciesmordax(Ayres 1859)

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 mordax Ayres 1859
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Diagnosis
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