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Atherinops

Actinopteri - Atheriniformes - Atherinopsidae

Taxonomy
Atherinops was named by Steindachner (1875). It is extant.

It was assigned to Atherinopsidae by Fierstine et al. (2012).

Species
A. affinis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Atherinops Steindachner
2012Atherinops Fierstine et al. p. 81

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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)
—Acanthomorpha(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Carangimorpharia
—Ovalentariae
superorderAtherinomorphae()
orderAtheriniformesRosen 1966
familyAtherinopsidae
genusAtherinopsSteindachner 1875

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. Atherinops Steindachner 1875
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Atherinops affinis Ayers 1860
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available