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Rhacochilus vacca

Actinopteri - Embiotocidae

Taxonomy
Damalichthys vacca was named by Girard (1855). It is extant.

It was recombined as Rhacochilus vacca by Fierstine et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Damalichthys vacca Girard
2012Rhacochilus vacca Fierstine et al. p. 135

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
RankNameAuthor
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Carangimorpharia
—Ovalentariae
familyEmbiotocidae
genusRhacochilusAgassiz 1854
speciesvacca(Girard 1855)

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.

Rhacochilus vacca Girard 1855
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available