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Acanthopterygii

Osteichthyes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Acanthopterygii Woodward p. 3
1911Acanthopterygii Jaekel p. 95
1963Acanthopterygii Jordan p. 671
1990Acanthopterygii Nolf and Dockery III p. 8
2003Acanthopterygii Forey et al. p. 229
2004Acanthopterygii Martinelli and Forasiepi p. 260
2006Acanthopterygii Nelson
2011Acanthopterygii Long p. 243
2014Acanthopterygii Bannikov p. 26
2016Acanthopterygii Nelson et al. p. 302
2019Acanthopterygii van der Laan p. 73
2024Acanthopterygii Ebersole et al. p. 13
2025Acanthopterygii Cicimurri et al. p. 81

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Acanthopterygii

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.

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Invalid names: Batrachoidida [empty]
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Or. Beryciformes Patterson 1964
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G. †Africentrum White and Moy-Thomas 1941
Fm. Berycidae Lowe 1843
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G. †Argilloberyx Casier 1966
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G. Beryx Cuvier 1829
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Beryx altus Ciobanu 1977
Beryx eogenus David 1946
Beryx kcli David 1946
Beryx longus Ciobanu 1977
Beryx sanjoaquinensis David 1946
G. Centroberyx Gill 1862
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Centroberyx anguinicauda Schwarzhans and Bratischko 2011
Centroberyx fragilis Schwarzhans 2003
Centroberyx ingens Koken 1884
Centroberyx integer Koken 1885
Centroberyx worthyi Schwarzhans et al. 2017
G. †Nishiberyx Schwarzhans et al. 2017
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Nishiberyx nishimotoi Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Subor. Berycoidei Patterson 1964
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G. †Austrocentris Schwarzhans 1980
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Austrocentris cavernosus Stinton 1957
G. †Lobopterus Gorjanović-Kramberger 1895
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Lobopterus pectinatus Gorjanović-Kramberger 1895
Fm. †Quaesitoberycidae Bannikov and Sorbini 2005
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G. †Microcapros Gayet 1980
G. †Quaesitoberyx Bannikov and Sorbini 2005
G. †Sagaberyx Schwarzhans et al. 2017
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Sagaberyx kishimaensis Schwarzhans et al. 2017
G. †Trachichthodes Gilchrist 1903
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Trachichthodes circularis Shepherd 1916
Trachichthodes integer Koken 1885
Trachichthodes pulcher Schwarzhans 1980
Trachichthodes salebrosus Stinton 1957
Invalid names: Trachichthodidae Boulenger 1902 [empty]
G. †Berycomorus Arambourg 1967
G. †Brazosiella Frizzell and Dante 1965
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Brazosiella kokeni Frizzell and Dante 1965
Brazosiella moseleyi Frizzell and Dante 1965
G. †Cryptoberyx Gaudant 1978
Subor. †Dinopterygoidei Patterson 1964
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G. †Dinopteryx Woodward 1901
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G. Diretmus Johnson 1864
G. †Holocentrites Conrad 1941
Superfm. †Holocentroidea Richardson 1846
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G. †Paracentrus Forey et al. 2003
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Paracentrus lebanonensis Forey et al. 2003
Subor. †Holocentroidei Johnson and Patterson 1993
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G. †Adriacentrus Radovcic 1975
G. †Ctenocephalichthys Gaudant 1969
G. †Erugocentrus Radovcic 1975
G. †Kansius Hussakof 1929
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Kansius sternbergi Hussakof 1929
G. †Parospinus Gayet 1982
G. †Stichoberyx Gaudant 1978
G. †Trachichthyoides Woodward 1902
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G. Kryptophanaron Silvester and Fowler 1927
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G. Melamphaes Guenther 1864
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Subg. Melamphaes (Plectromus) Gill 1883
Melamphaes acanthifer Lin et al. 2017
Melamphaes leeae Schwarzhans 2019
Melamphaes ovalis Schwarzhans 1980
Melamphaes polylepis Ebeling 1962
G. Scopeloberyx Zugmayer 1911
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Scopeloberyx siooides Schwarzhans 1980
G. Scopelogadus Vaillant 1888
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G. Cleidopus De Vis 1882
G. Monocentris Schneider 1801
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Monocentris coxi Casier 1958
Monocentris lemoinei Priem 1911
Monocentris lerichei Schubert 1916
Monocentris senni Casier 1958
G. †Omosoma Costa 1857
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Omosoma garretti Bardack 1976
Omosoma intermedium Woodward 1901
Omosoma monasterii von der Marck 1885
Omosoma pulchellum Davis 1887
Omosoma sahelalmae Costa 1857
Omosoma simum Arambourg 1954
G. †Pattersonoberyx Gayet 1980
G. Plectrypops Gill 1863
G. †Plesioberyx Gayet 1980
G. Poromitra Goode and Bean 1883
G. †Pseudholocentrum Arambourg 1967
Fm. †Pseudomonocentrididae González-Rodríguez et al. 2013
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G. †Handuichthys González-Rodríguez et al. 2013
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Handuichthys interopercularis González-Rodríguez et al. 2013
G. †Pseudomonocentris González-Rodríguez et al. 2013
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Pseudomonocentris microspinosus González-Rodríguez et al. 2013
G. Sargocentron Fowler 1904
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Invalid names: Barbourisiidae [empty], Cetomimidae [empty], Gibberichthyidae [empty], Hispidoberycidae [empty], Rondeletiidae [empty], Stephanoberycidae [empty]
Subor. †Trachichthyoidei Parr 1933
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G. †Acrogaster Agassiz 1839
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Acrogaster anceps Arambourg 1954
Acrogaster brevicostatus von der Marck 1863
Acrogaster daviesi Davis 1887
Acrogaster dayi Woodward 1942
Acrogaster heckeli Pictet 1850
Acrogaster minutus von der Marck 1863
Acrogaster parvus Agassiz 1839
G. †Antarctiberyx Grande and Chatterjee 1987
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Antarctiberyx seymouri Grande and Chatterjee 1987
G. †Gigantokranion Riickert-Ulkiimen 1988
G. †Gnathoberyx Patterson 1967
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Gnathoberyx stigmosus Patterson 1967
Fm. †Hoplopterygiidae Jordan 1923
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G. †Hoplopteryx Agassiz 1839
G. †Judeoberyx Gayet 1980
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Judeoberyx princeps Gayet 1980
G. †Libanoberyx Gayet 1980
G. †Stichopteryx Gaudant 1969
G. †Tubantia Patterson 1964
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Tubantia cataphractus von der Marck 1863
Invalid names: Anoplogastridae [empty], Beryx dalmaticus Steindachner 1863 [nomen dubium], Beryx subovatus Bassani 1882 [nomen dubium], Polymixioidei Patterson 1964 [empty]
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G. Phthanophaneron Johnson and Rosenblatt 1998
Fm. Trachichthyidae Bleeker 1859
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G. †Egregioberyx Schwarzhans 1980
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Egregioberyx erectus Schwarzhans 1980
Egregioberyx sphaeroides Stinton 1957
G. †Eregioberyx Schwarzhans 1980
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Eregioberyx erectus Schwarzhans 1980
G. Gephyroberyx Boulenger 1902
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Gephyroberyx darwini Johnson 1866
G. Hoplostethus Cuvier and Valenciennes 1829
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Subg. †Hoplostethus (Hoplostethus) Cuvier 1839
Hoplostethus bambergi Priem 1913
Hoplostethus boyae Lin and O’Dea 2025
Hoplostethus hexagonalis Leriche 1905
Hoplostethus lacinatus Koken 1885
Hoplostethus pisanus Koken 1891
Hoplostethus sinaustralis Schwarzhans 1985
G. †Lissoberyx Patterson 1967
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Lissoberyx dayi Patterson 1967
G. †Notoberyx Schwarzhans et al. 2017
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Notoberyx cionei Schwarzhans et al. 2017
G. Optivus Whitley 1947
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Optivus moko Schwarzhans et al. 2017
G. Paratrachichthys Waite 1899
G. †Trachichthyidarum Unknonw 1900
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Trachichthyidarum coffeesandensis Nolf and Dockery III 1990
Invalid names: Hoplopterygidae [synonym], Lissoberycinae Alvarado-Ortega and Than-Marchese 2013 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Caprosimilis Bienkowska-Wasiluk and Bonde 2015
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Caprosimilis carpathicus Bienkowska-Wasiluk and Bonde 2015
Or. Cataphracti Jordan 1963
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Invalid names: Abyssocottidae [empty], Ascelichthyidae [empty], Aspidophoroididae [empty], Blepsiidae [empty], Comephoridae [empty], Cottocomerphoridae [empty], Hemitripteridae [empty], Icelidae [empty], Neophrynichthyidae [empty], Synchridae [empty]
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Invalid names: Liparopidae [empty]
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G. †Ozymandias Jordan and Gilbert 1919
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Ozymandias gilberti Jordan and Gilbert 1919
Invalid names: Anoplopomidae [empty], Erilepidae [empty], Oxylebiidae [empty]
Invalid names: Platycephaliformes Jordan 1963 [empty], Trigliformes [empty]
G. †Choichix Cantalice et al. 2021
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Choichix alvaradoi Cantalice et al. 2021
G. †Gigapteryx Forey et al. 2003
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Gigapteryx tethyestris Forey et al. 2003
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Invalid names: Hysterocarpidae [empty]
Unr. Holocentrimorphaceae Betancur et al. 2013
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Or. Holocentriformes Betancur et al. 2013
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Fm. †Caproberycidae Patterson 1967
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G. †Alloberyx Gaudant 1969
G. †Caproberyx Regan 1911
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Caproberyx pharsus Patterson 1967
Caproberyx polydesmus Arambourg 1954
Caproberyx superbus Dixon 1850
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Invalid names: Berycopsis major Woodward 1902 [synonym]
G. †Stichocentrus Patterson 1967
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Stichocentrus liratus Patterson 1967
Invalid names: Caproberycinae Patterson 1967 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. Holocentridae Richardson 1846
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G. †Berybolcensis Sorbini 1984
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G. †Eoholocentrum Sorbini and Tirapelle 1975
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Eoholocentrum macrocephalum Blainville 1818
G. †Holocentridarum Unknown
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Holocentridarum palasulcatus Schwarzhans 1980
Holocentridarum ventriosus Schwarzhans 1980
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G. Adioryx Starks 1908
G. †Holocentronotus Schwarzhans 2010
G. Holocentrus Gronovius 1763
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Holocentrum pygaeum Agassiz 1834
Holocentrum pygmaeum Agassiz 1839
G. †Microcentrum Arambourg 1927
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Microcentrum melitense Woodward 1887
Subfm. Myripristinae Nelson 1955
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G. Myripristinarum Koken
G. Myripristis Cuvier 1827
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Myripristis banatica Weiler 1950
Myripristis homopterygius Agassiz 1835
Myripristis jacobus Cuvier 1829
Myripristis leptacanthus Agassiz 1835
Myripristis priemi Schubert 1916
Myripristis verus Steurbaut 1979
G. †Naupygus Casier 1966
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Naupygus bucklandi Casier 1966
G. †Paraberyx Casier 1966
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G. †Pelotius Gallo-Da-Silva and De Figueiredo 1999
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Pelotius hesselae Gallo-Da-Silva and De Figueiredo 1999
G. †Plectroplites Gill 1862
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Plectroplites subotusus Casier 1966
Fm. †Tenuicentridae Gayet 1983
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G. †Tenuicentrum Sorbini 1975
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Tenuicentrum lanceolatum Bassani 1876
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Invalid names: Helostomidae [empty], Luciocephalidae [empty], Ophicephalidae [empty], Polyacanthidae [empty]
G. †Pepemkay Alvarado-Ortega and Than-Marchese 2013
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Pepemkay maya Alvarado-Ortega and Than-Marchese 2013
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Fm. †Cephalacanthidae Berg 1940
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G. †Cephalacanthus Lacépède 1802
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G. †Pterygocephalus Agassiz 1835
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Pterygocephalus paradoxus Agassiz 1835
Unr. †Gobiida Lin et al. 2015
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Gobiida bicornuta Lin et al. 2015
Gobiida brioche Lin et al. 2015
G. †Kelemejtubus Cantalice and Alvarado-Ortega 2017
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Kelemejtubus castroi Cantalice and Alvarado-Ortega 2017
Invalid names: Ophidiida [empty], Pelagia Miya et al. 2013 [empty]
Unr. Percomorphaceae Betancur et al. 2013
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Invalid names: Anabantidae [empty], Helostomatidae [empty], Osphronemidae [empty]
Subor. Channoidei Berg 1940 [snakehead]
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Fm. Channidae Berg 1940 [snakehead]
G. †Eochanna Roe 1991
Subor. Nandoidei
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Invalid names: Badidae [empty], Nandidae [empty], Pristolepididae [empty]
Fm. †Nardoichthyidae Sorbini and Bannikov 1991
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G. †Nardoichthys Sorbini and Bannikov 1992
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Invalid names: Indostomidae [empty]
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Invalid names: Mastacembelidae [empty]
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Invalid names: Synbranchidae [empty]
Invalid names: Chaudhuriidae [empty]
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Or. Batrachoidiformes [toadfish]
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Fm. Batrachoididae Jordan 1896
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G. Batrachoides Lapepède 1800
G. †Batrachoididarum Jordan and Evermann 1898
G. Chatrabus Smith 1949
G. †Louckaichthys Přikryl and Carnevale 2017
G. †Opsanus Rafinesque 1818
G. Porichthys Girard 1854
G. †Zappaichthys Carnevale and Collette 2014
G. †Batrachoidiformorum Goodrich 1909
G. Perulibatrachus Roux and Whitley 1972
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Fm. Carangidae Rafinesque 1815
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G. Alectis Rafinesque 1815
G. †Archaeus Agassiz 1843
G. †Argyreiosus Sauvage 1870
G. †Belgocaranx Taverne et al. 2006
G. Caranx Lacépède 1802
G. †Ceratoichthys Blot 1969
G. Decapterus Bleeker 1850
G. †Eastmanalepes Bannikov 1984
G. †Equula Cuvier 1815
G. †Lichia Cuvier 1817
G. Oligoplites Gill 1864
G. †Paratrachinotus Blot 1969
G. Platax Cuvier 1817
G. Pseudocaranx Bleeker 1863
G. Selene Lacepède 1802
G. Seriola Cuvier 1817
G. Teratichthys Koenig 1825
G. †Trachicaranx Daniltshenko 1968
G. Trachurus Lacépède 1802
G. †Vomeropsis Heckel 1853
Invalid names: Archaeinae Bannikov 1990 [invalid subgroup], Vomeropsinae Bannikov 1984 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. †Ductoridae Blot 1969
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G. †Ductor Agassiz 1834
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G. Echeneis Linnaeus 1758
G. †Oligoremora Micklich et al. 2016
Fm. Opisthomyzonidae Jordan 1923
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G. †Opisthomyzon Cope 1889
Fm. Rachycentridae Gill 1896
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G. Rachycentron Kaup 1826
Invalid names: Coryphaenidae [empty], Nematistiidae [empty]
Fm. Centropomidae Poey 1868
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G. Centropomus Lacépède 1802
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Centropomus excavatus Casier 1966
G. Lates Cuvier 1828 [lates]
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Lates gibbus Agassiz 1833
Lates gracilis Agassiz 1833
Lates macrurus Agassiz 1833
Lates niloticus Linnaeus 1758 [Nile perch]
Lates notaeus Agassiz 1833
Lates qatraniensis Murray and Attia 2004
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Fm. Blochiidae Bleeker 1859
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G. †Acestrus Agassiz 1845
G. †Blochius Volta 1800
G. †Congorhynchus Darteville and Casier 1949
G. †Loancorhynchus Otero 2019
Invalid names: Blochioides Pictet 1854 [synonym], Rostrati Giebel 1847 [synonym]
Fm. †Hemingwayidae Sytchevskaya and Prokofiev 2002
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G. †Hemingwaya Sytchevskaya and Prokofiev 2002
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G. †Hemirhabdorhynchus Casier 1946
G. Istiophorus Lacépède 1802
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Invalid names: Brachyrhynchus Van Beneden 1871 [synonym], Encheiziphius Rutimeyer 1857 [synonym]
G. Makaira Lacépède 1802
G. †Marlina Grey 1928
G. Tetrapturus Rafinesque 1810
Invalid names: Istiophorus solidus Van Beneden 1871 [invalid subgroup]
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G. †Aglyptorhynchus Casier 1966
G. †Enniskillenus Casier 1966
G. †Homorhynchus Van Beneden 1873
G. †Palaeorhynchus de Blainville 1818
G. †Pseudotetrapturus Danil'chenko 1960
Invalid names: Aglyptorhynchinae Fierstine and Weems 2009 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. Xiphiidae Swainson 1839 [sword fish]
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G. †Embalorhynchus Marsh 1869
G. †Glyptorhynchus Leriche
Subfm. Xiphiinae Swainson 1839
Subfm. †Xiphiorhynchinae Regan 1909
G. †Xiphiorhynchus Van Beneden 1871
Fm. Lactariidae Boulenger 1904
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G. †Paralactarius Schwarzhans 1980
G. Lactarius Cuvier and Valenciennes 1833
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Lactarius amplus Pomerol 1973
Lactarius atlanticus Steubaut and Jonet 1982
Lactarius nonfungus Nolf and Bajpai 1992
Lactarius primigenius Schwarzhans 2019
Lactarius pusillus Schwarzhans 2019
Lactarius sigmoidalis Frost 1934
Lactarius tumulatus Stinton 1957
Fm. Menidae Gill 1885 [moonfish]
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G. †Bathysoma Davis 1890
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Bathysoma lutkeni Davis 1890
G. Mene Lacépède 1803
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Mene garviei Lin and Nolf 2022
Mene oblonga Agassiz 1833
Mene psarianosi Symeonidis 1969
Mene purdyi Friedman and Johnson 2005
Mene rhombea Volta 1796
Mene triangulum Danil'chenko 1968
G. †Menidarum Unknown
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Menidarum occultus Nolf and Bajpai 1992
Or. Pleuronectiformes [flatfish]
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G. †Achiurus
Fm. †Amphistiidae Boulenger 1902
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G. †Amphistium Agassiz 1834
G. †Chibapsetta Sakamoto and Uyeno 1988
G. Clidoderma Bleeker 1862
G. †Eobothus Eastman 1914
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Eobothus minimus Agassiz 1839
G. Eopsetta Jordan and Goss 1887
G. †Heteronectes Friedman 2008
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Heteronectes chaneti Friedman 2008
G. †Imhoffius Chabanaud 1940
G. Isopsetta Jordan and Gilbert 1882
G. Limanda Gottsche 1835
G. Monochirus Rafinesque 1814
G. Pegusa Guenther 1862
Subor. †Pleuronectoidea
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Fm. Cyclopsettidae Campbell 2019
G. †Keasichthys Murray and Champagne 2025
Invalid names: Rhombus heckeli Kner 1861 [nomen dubium]
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Fm. Citharidae de Buen 1935
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Invalid names: Eucitharidae Romer 1966 [synonym]
Fm. Cynoglossidae Jordan 1963
Fm. †Joleaudichthyidae Chabanaud 1937
Fm. Soleidae Bonaparte 1833
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Invalid names: Eobuglossidae Chabanaud 1937 [synonym]
Invalid names: Achiropsettidae [empty], Paralichthodidae [empty], Poecilopsettidae [empty], Soleoidae [empty]
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G. †Turahbuglossus Chabanaud 1937
Invalid names: Soleoidei [empty]
Fm. Polynemidae Rafinesque 1815
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G. Pentanemus Guenther 1860
G. Polydactylus Lacépède 1803
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Polydactylus gaemersi Steurbaut 1984
G. †Polynemidarum Unknown
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Polynemidarum buyghebaertae Steurbaut and Jonet 1982
Polynemidarum gaemersi Steurbaut 1984
Fm. †Pygaeidae Jordan 1905
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G. †Pygaeus Agassiz 1835
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Pygaeus agassizii Eastman 1904
Pygaeus bolcanus Volta 1796
Pygaeus coleanus Agassiz 1839
Pygaeus dorsalis Agassiz 1839
Pygaeus egertoni Agassiz 1842
Pygaeus gibbus Agassiz 1842
Pygaeus gigas Agassiz 1835
Pygaeus nobilis Agassiz 1835
Pygaeus nuchalis Agassiz 1839
Pygaeus oblongus Agassiz 1839
Fm. Sphyraenidae Rafinesque 1815 [barracuda]
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G. †Parasphyraena Switchenska 1968
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Parasphyraena apscheronica Switchenska 1968
G. Sphyraena Artedi 1793 [barracuda]
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Sphyraena amici Agassiz 1843
Sphyraena argentea Girard 1854
Sphyraena barracuda Edwards 1771
Sphyraena bognorensis Casier 1966
Sphyraena bolcensis Agassiz 1835
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Invalid names: Sphyraena gracilis Agassiz 1843 [synonym]
Sphyraena crassidens de Beaufort 1926
Sphyraena croatica Gorjanović-Kramberger 1882
Sphyraena cunhai Silva-Santos and Travassos 1960
Sphyraena egleri Silva-Santos and Travassos 1960
Sphyraena fajumensis Dames 1883
Sphyraena hansfuchsi Schubert 1906
Sphyraena intermedia Bassani 1889
Sphyraena kugleri Casier 1966
Sphyraena longimana Arambourg 1966
Sphyraena lugardi White 1926
Sphyraena major Leidy 1855
Sphyraena malembeensis Dartevelle and Casier 1943
Sphyraena muelleri Schwarzhans 1994
Sphyraena pannonica Weiler 1938
Sphyraena senni Casier 1966
Sphyraena sternbergensis Winkler 1975
Sphyraena striata Casier 1946
Sphyraena substriata Münster 1846
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Invalid names: Saurocephalus inequalis Münster 1846 [synonym], Sphyraena olisiponensis Jonet 1966 [synonym]
Sphyraena suessi Gorjanović-Kramberger 1882
Sphyraena tyrolensis von Meyer 1863
Sphyraena viannai Dartevelle and Casier 1949
Sphyraena viennensis Steindachner 1859
Sphyraena weberi Leriche 1954
Sphyraena winkleri Lawley 1876
Fm. Toxotidae Bleeker 1859
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G. Toxotes Cuvier and Cloquet 1816
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Toxotes antiquus Agassiz 1835
Toxotes undatus Casier 1966
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Invalid names: Anabantomorphariae [empty], Carangimorphariae [empty], Ovalentariae [empty]
Unr. Eupercaria Betancur 2013
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Fm. †Acanthonemidae Bannikov 1991
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G. †Acanthonemus Agassiz 1833
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G. †Acanthuroides Blot and Tyler 1990
G. Acanthurus Forskal 1775
G. Ctenochaetus Gill 1885
G. †Eonaso Blot 1984
G. †Eorandallius Blot and Tyler 1990
G. †Frigosorbinia Bannikov and Tyler 2012
G. †Gazolaichthys Blot and Tyler 1990
G. †Lehmanichthys Blot and Tyler 1990
G. Marosichthys Whitely 1951
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Invalid names: Marosia de Beaufort 1926 [replaced]
G. †Metacanthurus Blot and Tyler 1990
G. †Metaspisurus Blot and Tyler 1990
G. †Naseus Commerson
Subfm. Nasinae Smith 1955
G. Naso Lacépède 1802
G. †Padovathurus Tyler 2005
G. Paracanthurus Bleeker 1863
G. †Pesciarichthys Blot and Tyler 1990
G. Prionurus Lacépede 1804
G. †Proacanthurus Blot and Tyler 1990
G. †Protozebrasoma Sorbini and Tyler 1998
G. †Sorbinithurus Tyler 1999
G. †Tauichthys Tyler 1999
G. †Tylerichthys Blot 1980
G. Zebrasoma Swainson 1839
Fm. Lutjanidae Gill 1861
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Subfm. Apsilinae Johnson 1980
Subfm. Etelinae Gill 1893
G. †Etelinus Jordan and Thompson 1911
G. †Goujetia Bannikov 2006
G. †Lessinia Bannikov and Zorzin 2014
Subfm. Lutjaninae Gill 1861
G. †Ottaviania Sorbini 1983
G. †Veranichthys Bannikov 2006
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G. †Aluvarus Bannikov and Tyler 1995
G. †Avitoluvarus Bannikov and Tyler 1995
G. Luvarus Rafinesque 1810
G. †Proluvarus Daniltshenko 1968
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G. †Massalongius Tyler and Bannikov 2005
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G. †Eozanclus Blot and Voruz 1975
Invalid names: Acanthuroidei [invalid subgroup], Sciaenoidei Cuvier 1828 [empty]
Fm. †Asianthidae Sytchevskaya and Prokofiev 2003
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G. †Asianthus Sytchevskaya and Prokofiev 2003
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G. Antigonia Lowe 1843
Fm. †Caucasichthyidae Bannikov et al. 2011
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G. †Caucasichthys Bannikov et al. 2011
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Caucasichthys kumaensis Bannikov et al. 2011
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Fm. Centrarchidae Cope 1868 [sunfish]
Fm. Enoplosidae Gill 1893
Fm. Sinipercidae Roberts 1993
Invalid names: Elassomatidae [empty]
Subor. †Cirrhitioidei
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Fm. Cheilodactylidae Bonaparte 1850
Fm. Cirrhitidae Macleay 1841
Invalid names: Aplodactylidae Guenther 1859 [empty], Chironemidae Gill 1862 [empty], Latridae Gill 1862 [empty]
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Fm. Percichthyidae Jordan and Eigenman 1890
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Fm. Kuhliidae Jordan and Evermann 1896
Fm. Kyphosidae Jordan 1887
Fm. Microcanthidae Bleeker 1876
Fm. Oplegnathidae Bleeker 1853
Fm. Scorpididae Günther 1860
Invalid names: Dichistiidae [empty], Girellidae [empty], Terapontidae [empty]
Invalid names: Percolatoidei [empty]
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Fm. Leiognathidae Gill 1893
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G. †Eoleiognathus Bannikov 2014
G. †Euleiognathus Yabumoto and Uyeno 2011
G. Gazza Rueppell 1835
G. Leiognathus Lacépède 1802
G. Secutor Gistel 1848
Invalid names: Eoleiognathinae Bannikov 2014 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. Emmelichthyidae Poey 1867
+
G. †Emmelichthyidarum Jordan 1923
+
Emmelichthyidarum steurbauti Schwarzhans 2007
G. Emmelichthys Richardson 1845
+
Emmelichthys tennysoni Schwarzhans 2019
Fm. †Eotrigonodontidae White 1935
+
G. †Eotrigonodon Weiler 1929
+
Eotrigonodon indicus Kumar and Loyal 1987
Eotrigonodon serratus Gervais 1852
Eotrigonodon tabroumiti Tabaste 1963
Eotrigonodon wardhaensis Jain and Sahni 1983
G. †Kankatodus Kumar and Loyal 1987
+
Kankatodus cappettai Kumar and Loyal 1987
G. †Stephanodus Zittel 1883
+
Stephanodus lybicus Zittel 1888
Stephanodus mosensis Dames 1883
+
Fm. Drepaneidae Gill 1872
+
G. Drepane Cuvier 1831 [sicklefish]
Fm. Ephippidae Bleeker 1859
+
G. †Archaephippus Blot 1969
G. †Chaetodipterus Lacepede 1802
G. †Eoplatax Blot 1969
G. †Laparon Casier 1966
G. †Whitephippus Casier 1966
Invalid names: Drepanidae Gill 1872 [empty]
Fm. †Exelliidae Blot 1969
+
G. †Exellia White and Moy-Thomas 1941
+
Exellia proxima Danil'chenko 1968
Exellia schaerbeeki Van Beneden 1881
Exellia velifer Volta 1796
Invalid names: Semiophorus Agassiz 1835 [replaced]
Invalid names: Semiophoridae [synonym]
+
Fm. Gerreidae Bleeker 1859
+
G. †Aspesiperca Bannikov 2008
G. Eucinostomus Baird and Girard 1855
G. Gerres Quoy and Gaimard 1824
G. Moharra Poey 1875
G. †Pharisatichthys Gaudant and Carnevale 2015
+
Fm. Labridae Cuvier 1816
+
G. †Bellwoodilabrus Bannikov and Carnevale 2010
G. Bodianus Bloch 1790
G. †Crenilabrus Cuvier and Cloquet 1818
G. †Eocoris Banikov and Sorbini 1990
Tr. Labrini Russel 1988
G. †Labrobolcus Bannikov and Bellwood 2015
G. †Labrodon Gervais 1857
G. Labrus Linnaeus 1758
G. Malapterus Gmelin 1789
G. †Nummopalatus Roualt 1858
G. †Paralabrus Bannikov and Zorzin 2019
G. †Pharyngodopilus Cocchi 1864
G. †Phyllopharyngodon Bellwood 1990
G. †Platylaemus Dixon 1850
G. †Protautoga Leidy 1873
G. †Pseudosphaerodon Noetling 1885
G. †Pseudovomer Sauvage 1870
G. Semicossyphus Günther 1861 [sheepshead]
+
Invalid names: Pimelometopon Gill 1864 [synonym]
G. Symphodus Rafinesque 1810
G. †Taurinichthys Coochi
G. †Wainwrightilabrus Carnevale 2015
G. †Zorzinilabrus Bannikov and Bellwood 2017
Invalid names: Labrinae [empty], Pharyngodopilidae Cocchi 1864 [synonym], Trigonodontidae Arambourg 1927 [synonym], Trigonodontinae [empty]
+
G. †Bolbometopon Smith 1956
G. †Calotomus Gilbert 1890
G. Cetoscarus Smith 1956
G. Hipposcarus Smith 1956
G. †Pacuarescarus Laurito et al. 2014
G. Scarus Gronovius 1763
Invalid names: Scarinae Rafinesque 1810 [empty]
Fm. †Tortonesiidae Sorbini et al. 1991
+
G. †Tortonesia Sorbini 1983
Invalid names: Odacidae [empty]
+
Fm. Datnioididae Fowler 1931
+
G. Datnioides Bleeker 1853
Fm. Hapalogenyidae Springer and Raasch 1965 [barbeled grunters]
+
G. Hapalogenys Richardson 1844 [barbled grunter]
Invalid names: Lobotidae [empty]
Or. Lophiiformes [anglerfish]
+
+
Invalid names: Onchocephalidae Regan 1912 [empty], Tetrabranchidae [empty]
Fm. Brachionichthyidae Gill 1878
+
G. Brachionichthys Bleeker 1855
G. †Histionotophorus Eastman 1904
+
Invalid names: Histiocephalus De Zigno 1887 [replaced]
G. †Orrichthys Carnevale and Pietsch 2010
G. Sympterichthys Gill 1878
+
G. Leptacanthichthys Regan and Trewavas 1932
Fm. Oneirodidae Gill 1879
Invalid names: Ceratiidae [empty], Gigantactinidae [empty], Himantolophidae [empty], Melanocetidae [empty]
+
+
G. Acentrophryne Regan 1926
G. Borophryne Regan 1925
G. Linophryne Collett 1886
Fm. Lophiidae Cuvier
+
G. †Caruso Carnevale and Pietsch 2012
G. †Emmachaere Jordan and Gilbert 1919
G. †Eosladenia Bannikov 2004
G. Lophiodes Goode and Bean 1896
G. Lophiomus Gill 1893
G. Lophius Linnaeus 1758
G. †Sharfia Pietsch and Carnevale 2011
G. Sladenia Regan 1908
G. Ogcocephalus Fischer 1813
+
Ogcocephalus cirrhosus Stinton 1978
Ogcocephalus dudensis Ciobanu 1977
Invalid names: Caulophrynidae [empty], Centrophrynidae [empty], Diceratiidae [empty], Lophichthyidae [empty], Lophioidei Cuvier [empty], Neoceratiidae [empty], Tetrabrachiidae [empty], Thaumatichthyidae [empty]
+
Fm. Sciaenidae Cuvier 1828
+
G. Aplodinotus Rafinesque 1818
G. Argyrosomus La Pylaie 1835
G. †Carnevalella Bannikov 2013
G. †Caucasisciaena Bannikov et al. 2009
G. †Ekokenia Frizzell and Dante 1965
G. †Fisherichthys Weems 1999
G. †Ioscion Jordan 1921
G. Pogonias Lacépède 1802
G. Sciaena Linnaeus 1758
G. Sciaenops Gill 1863
Invalid names: Carnevalellinae Bannikov 2013 [invalid subgroup], Ioscionidae [synonym], Stelliferinae Sasaki 1989 [empty]
Fm. Malacanthidae Poey 1861
+
Subfm. †Branchisteginae Jordan 1923
+
G. Branchiostegus Rafinesque 1815
G. Lopholatilus Goode and Bean 1879
+
Lopholatilus ereborensis Carnevale and Godfrey 2014
Lopholatilus rayus Purdy et al. 2001
G. †Malacanthus Poey 1861
+
Malacanthus carosii Carnevale 2016
Malacanthus sulcatum Koken 1888
Fm. Monodactylidae Jordan and Evermann 1898
+
G. †Psettopsis Blot 1969
+
Psettopsis subarcuatus Blainville 1818
Fm. Moronidae [temperate bass]
+
G. †Beaumontoperca Gaudant 2000
G. Dicentrarchus Gill 1860
G. Morone Mitchill 1814
+
Morone labrax Linnaeus 1758
Morone limburgensis Posthumus 1923
G. †Paramorone David 1946
+
Paramorone eocenica David 1946
Fm. Parascorpididae Smith 1949
+
G. Parascorpis Bleeker 1875
+
Fm. Glaucosomatidae Jordan and Thompson 1911
+
G. Glaucosoma Temminck and Schlegel 1843
Fm. Ostracoberycidae Fowler 1934
+
G. Ostracoberyx Fowler 1934
+
G. Pempheris Cuvier 1829
Or. Perciformes Bleeker 1859 [perch-like fish]
+
G. Acanthonotus Cuvier 1800
G. Alepes Swainson 1839
G. †Amphiperca Weitzel 1933
G. Anarhichas Linnaeus 1758
G. Anarrhichthys Ayres 1855
G. Aphia Risso 1826
+
Aphia djafarovae Bratishko et al. 2015
G. Apogonoides Bleeker 1849
+
Apogonoides cottreaci Arambourg 1927
G. †Apolectus Cuvier and Valenciennes 1831
G. †Aramichthys Signeux 1959
G. †Avitolabrax Takai 1942
G. Bairdiella Gill 1861
+
G. Bathyclupea Alcock 1891
+
Fm. Bembropidae Regan 1913
G. †Bilinia Obrhelova 1971
G. †Blabe White 1936
+
G. Caulolatilus Gill 1862
Fm. †Brotulidae
+
G. †Eclipes Jordan and Gilbert 1919
G. †Eolamprogrammus Daniltshenko 1968
G. †Hepthocara Alcock 1892
G. †Merriamina Jordan and Gilbert 1919
G. †Burtinia Van Beneden 1873
+
Burtinia faujasii Endlicher 1845
G. Callyodon Gronovius 1763
G. Chaeturichthys Richardson 1844
Fm. †Chandidae Norman 1955
+
G. Chanda Hamilton 1822 [glass-perchlet]
G. †Chandidarum Unknown
G. †Cockerellites Jordan 1923
+
Invalid names: Congiopodidae [empty]
G. Coryphopterus Gill 1863
Subor. †Cottoidei Agassiz 1835
+
Infraor. Anoplopomatales Betancur et al. 2013
Infraor. Cottales
G. †Cottoideorum Unknown
Infraor. Hexagrammales
Infraor. Zoarcales
G. Cottopsis Girard 1850
G. †Ctenodentex Storms 1897
G. Ctenosciaena Fowler and Bean 1923
+
G. †Dapaloides Gaudant 1985
G. †Diaphyodus Schafhäutl 1863
Fm. †Eocottidae Bannikov 2004
+
G. †Bassanichthys Bannikov 2006
+
Invalid names: Bassania Bannikov 2004 [replaced]
G. †Eocottus Woodward 1901
Invalid names: Bassanichthyinae Bannikov 2006 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Eoluvarus Sahni and Choudhary 1977
G. †Eoserranus Woodward 1908
G. Epinnula Poey 1854
G. Grammatorycnus Gill 1863
+
Grammatorycnus bicarinatus Quoy and Gaimard 1825
Fm. Haemulidae Gill 1885
+
G. †Allomorone Frizzell and Dante 1965
G. Anisotremus Gill 1861
G. †Haemulidarum Richardson 1848
Subfm. Haemulinae Gill 1885
G. Orthopristis Girard 1858
Subfm. Plectorhynchinae Jordan and Thompson 1912 [sweetlips]
G. Pomadasys Lacépède 1802
G. Haliophis Rueppell 1829
+
Haliophis colletti Nolf and Lapierre 1979
G. Hypacanthus Agassiz 1845
G. Hyperprosopon Gibbons 1854
G. Isacia Jordan and Fesler 1894
Subor. Labroidei Cuvier 1816
+
G. †Sorbinia Bellwood 1995
Invalid names: Labrus valenciennesii Agassiz 1835 [nomen dubium]
G. †Landanichthys Dartevelle and Casier 1949
G. †Latellopsis Bannikov and Zorzin 2019
+
Latellopsis latellai Bannikov 2005
+
G. †Eolates
G. Lithognathus Swainson 1839
+
Lithognathus mormyrus Linnaeus 1758
G. Lonchistium Myers 1935
G. Lycodopsis Collett 1879
+
Invalid names: Lycodopsis Collett 1879 [objective synonym]
G. Lyconectes Gilbert 1895
G. Maccullochella Whitley 1929
G. Matarchia Boghachev 1942
G. Menticirrhus Gill 1861
G. Nebris Cuvier and Valenciennes 1830
+
Invalid names: Normanichthyidae [empty]
+
Invalid names: Artedidraconidae [empty], Bathydraconidae [empty], Bovichtidae [empty], Channichthyidae [empty], Eleginopsidae [empty], Nototheniidae [empty], Pseudaphritidae [empty]
G. †Odonteobolca Krell 1991
+
Odonteobolca pygmaeus Agassiz 1838
Odonteobolca sparoides Agassiz 1839
Invalid names: Odonteus Agassiz 1839 [replaced]
G. †Palaeoperca Micklich 1978
G. †Paraplatax Bogatchev 1938
G. †Parapygaeus Pellegrin 1907
+
Parapygaeus polyacanthus Pellégrin 1907
G. †Pararhenanoperca Micklich and Wuttke 1988
G. †Pasaichthys Blot 1969
G. Pennahia Fowler 1926
+
G. Pentaceros Cuvier and Valenciennes 1829
G. Pentaprion Bleeker 1850
G. Percalates Ramsay and Ogilby 1887
Subor. Percoidei Bleeker 1859
+
G. †Blotichthys Sorbini 1984
G. †Bradyurus Gill 1904
+
Invalid names: Eolabroides Eastman 1914 [synonym]
Fm. †Chilodipteridae Gill 1872
G. †Dules Cuvier 1829
G. †Frigoichthys Bannikov 2004
G. †Frippia Bannikov and Carnevale 2012
G. †Gillidia Eastman 1914
G. †Jimtylerius Bannikov and Carnevale 2007
Fm. †Maenidae
G. †Malacopygaeus Leriche 1906
G. †Montepostalia Bannikov and Zorzin 2004
G. †Oliganodon Bannikov 2010
G. †Oligoserranoides Prokofiev 2009
G. †Parapelates Bannikov 2008
G. †Pavarottia Bannikov and Zorzin 2011
G. Pelates Cuvier and Valenciennes 1829
G. Perca Linnaeus 1758 [perch]
Fm. Percidae Cuvier 1816 [perch]
G. †Portentosoceros Nazarkin and Bannikov 2021
G. †Squamibolcoides Bannikov and Zorzin 2013
Fm. Symphysanodontidae Katayama 1984
G. †Veronabrax Bannikov 2008
G. †Voltamulloides Bannikov 2008
Invalid names: Apolectidae [empty], Ephippididae [empty], Percoidae [empty], Platacidae [empty], Sparoidea Johnson 1980 [empty]
G. †Percoideorum Bleeker 1859
+
Percoideorum electilis Stinton and Nolf 1970
Percoideorum pseudatherina Nolf and Bajpai 1992
Percoideorum pseudochanda Nolf and Dockery III 1990
Percoideorum sciaenoides Nolf and Bajpai 1992
G. Phanerodon Girard 1854
G. †Phosphichthys Arambourg 1952
G. †Plagioholocentrus Rabeder 1978
+
G. Platycephalus Bloch 1795
G. Suggrundus Whitley 1930
G. †Platylates Storms 1887
G. †Priacanthopsis Fowler 1906
Fm. †Propercarinidae Bannikov 1995
+
G. †Propercarina Pauca 1929
G. †Propygidium Bocchino 1964
+
Propygidium primaevus Bocchino 1964
G. Psenes Cuvier and Valenciennes 1833
G. Pseudoscarus Bleeker 1861
G. †Quasicichla Bannikov 2004
+
Quasicichla mucistonaver Bannikov 2004
G. †Quasinectes Bannikov and Zorzin 2019
+
Quasinectes durello Bannikov and Zorzin 2019
G. Rexea Waite 1911
G. †Rhenanoperca Gaudant and Micklich 1990
+
G. †Hendrixella Bannikov and Carnevale 2009
G. †Robertannia Bannikov 2011
G. †Saldenioichthys López-Arbarello et al. 2003
+
Saldenioichthys remotus López-Arbarello et al. 2003
G. †Scomberoides Lacépède 1802
G. †Scombrosphyraena Fourmanoir 1970
Subor. Scorpaenoidei Garman 1899
+
Fm. Scorpaenidae Risso 1827
G. †Scorpaenoideorum Unknown
Invalid names: Setarchidae Matsubara 1943 [empty], Tetrarogidae [empty]
G. Selar Bleeker 1851
+
Fm. Serranidae Swainson 1839
Fm. Sparidae Bonaparte 1832
+
G. †Archosargus Gill 1865
G. Boops Cuvier 1814
G. Box Valenciennes 1830
G. Calamus Swainson 1839
G. Crenidens Cuvier and Valenciennes 1830
+
Invalid names: Crenidens Cuvier and Valenciennes 1830 [objective synonym]
G. †Crommyodus Cope 1869
+
Invalid names: Phacodus Cope 1869 [replaced]
G. Dentex Cuvier 1815
G. Evynnis Thompson and Thompson 1912
G. †Lagodon Holbrook 1855
G. Pagrus Lacépède 1802
G. †Paracalamus Arambourg 1927
G. †Pshekharus Bannikov and Kotylar 2015
G. †Rhythmias Jordan and Gilbert 1920
Subfm. †Sparinae Sparinae
G. †Stenotomus Gill 1865
Invalid names: Pagellinae [empty]
G. Sphyraenops Poey 1860
Subor. Stromateoidei Regan 1909
+
G. †Cubariomma Bannikov 2018
G. †Synagrops Guenther 1887
G. Tetrapterus Valenciennes 1831
+
Tetrapterus priscus Agassiz 1839
Fm. Thalasseloetridae Gill and Mooi 2012
+
G. Grahamichthys Whitley 1956
G. Thalasseleotris Hoese and Larson 1987
G. †Thyrsitocephalus Rath 1859
Subor. †Trachinoidei
+
G. †Trachinoideorum Unknown
Invalid names: Mugiloididae [empty]
Fm. †Trispinachidae Nazarkin 2002
+
G. †Trispinax Nazarkin 2002
G. †Tungtingichthys Liu et al. 1962
G. †Wangia Fowler 1954
Invalid names: Ammodytoidei [empty], Arripidae [empty], Banjosidae [empty], Cottioidei [empty], Icosteoidei [empty], Labroidea Malabarba et al. 2006 [empty], Mugiloidei [empty], Perciliidae [empty], Percophidae [empty], Scombrolabracoidei [empty], Sphyraenoidei Bannikov 2014 [empty], Trichiuroidei [empty], Xiphioidei Swainson 1839 [empty], Zoarcoidei [empty]
Fm. †Pietschellidae Carnevale and Bannikov 2015
+
G. †Nickcaves Carnevale and Bannikov 2015
+
Nickcaves pterygocephalus Carnevale and Bannikov 2015
G. †Pietschellus Bannikov and Carnevale 2011
+
Pietschellus aenigmaticus Bannikov and Carnevale 2011
Or. Priacanthiformes Bleeker 1871
+
Fm. Cepolidae Rafinesque 1815
+
G. Cepola Linnaeus 1764
Fm. Priacanthidae Günther 1859
+
G. Priacanthus Oken 1817
G. Pristigenys Agassiz 1835
Fm. †Quasimullidae Bannikov 1999
+
G. †Quasimullus Bannikov 1999
+
Quasimullus sorbinii Bannikov 1999
Fm. †Repropcidae Bannikov 1991
+
G. †Repropca Bannikov 1991
+
Repropca sabbai Pauca 1929
Repropca sumgaitica Bannikov 1991
Fm. Scatophagidae Gill 1883
+
G. †Eoscatophagus Tyler and Sorbini 1999
+
Eoscatophagus frontalis Agassiz 1839
Fm. Siganidae Richardson 1837
+
G. †Acanthopygaeus Leriche 1906
+
Acanthopygaeus agassizi Eastman 1904
G. †Aspesiganus Bannikov and Tyler 2002
+
Aspesiganus margaritae Bannikov and Tyler 2002
G. †Eosiganus Tyler and Bannikov 1997
+
Eosiganus kumaensis Tyler and Bannikov 1997
G. †Protosiganus Whitley 1935
+
Protosiganus glaronensis Wettsstein 1886
G. †Ruffoichthys Sorbini 1983
+
Ruffoichthys bannikovi Tyler and Sorbini 1990
Ruffoichthys spinosus Sorbinia 1983
G. †Siganopygaeus Daniltshenko 1968
+
Siganopigaeus rarus Danil'chenko 1968
G. Siganus Forsskal 1775 [rabbitfish]
Fm. Sillaginidae Richardson 1846
+
G. †Sillaginidarum Unknown
G. Sillaginodes Gill 1862
+
Sillaginodes albisaxosus Schwarzhans 2019
G. Sillago Cuvier 1817
+
Sillago campbellensis Schwarzhans 1985
Sillago ciliata Cuvier 1829
Sillago maxwelli Schwarzhans 2019
Sillago mckayi Schwarzhans 1985
Sillago pliocaenica Stinton 1952
Sillago recta Schwarzhans 1980
Sillago schwarzhansi Steurbaut 1984
Sillago ventriosus Steurbaut 1984
+
+
G. Centracanthus Rafinesque 1810
G. Spicara Rafinesque 1810
+
G. Lethrinus Cuvier 1829
G. Monotaxis Bennett 1830
Fm. Nemipteridae Regan 1930
+
G. Nemipterus Swainson 1839
Fm. Sparidae Cuvier 1817
+
G. †Abromasta Day 2002
Subfm. †Dentinae
G. Diplodus Rafinesque 1810
G. †Ellaserrata Day 2002
Subg. Otolithus (Chrysophris) Cuvier 1829
G. †Plectrites Jordan and Gilbert 1920
G. †Pseudosparnodus Day 2002
G. †Rythmias Jordan and Gilbert 1920
G. Sargus Walbaum 1792
G. †Sciaenurus Agassiz 1843
G. †Sparidarum Bonaparte 1832
G. †Sparnodus Agassiz 1835
G. Sparus Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Denticinae [empty]
Or. Tetraodontiformes Berg 1940
+
G. Alutera Oken 1817
+
G. †Proaracana Le Danois 1961
G. †Atlanticopristis Pereira and Medeiros 2008
+
Atlanticopristis equatorialis Pereira and Medeiros 2008
Subor. Balistoidei Kumar and Loyal 1987
+
Fm. Balistidae Rafinesque 1810
+
Invalid names: Acanthodermidae Bonaparte 1850 [synonym]
Superfm. †Bolcabalistoidea
Superfm. †Moclaybalistoidea Santini and Tyler 2003
Invalid names: Balistoidea [empty], Triacanthoidea [empty]
+
G. †Bolcabalistes Tyler and Sorbini 1998
G. †Eospinus Tyler and Bannikov 1992
+
G. †Eoplectus Tyler 1975
G. †Indotrigonodon Jain and Sahni 1983
+
Indotrigonodon ovatus Jain and Sahni 1983
G. †Kyrtogymnodon Tavani 1955
Subor. Moloidei
+
G. †Oligodiodon Tavani 1955
Subor. Ostracioidea Tyler 1980
+
Invalid names: Spinacanthidae [empty]
+
G. †Pisdurodon Jain and Sahni 1983
+
Pisdurodon spatulatus Jain and Sahni 1983
+
Fm. †Plectocretacicidae Tyler and Sorbini 1996
Superfm. †Plectocretacicoidea Tyler and Sorbini 1996
Fm. †Protriacanthidae Tyler and Sorbini 1996
+
G. †Protobalistum Zigno 1887
G. †Spinacanthus Agassiz 1835
+
Fm. †Avitoplectidae Bemis et al. 2017
Fm. †Balkariidae Bannikov et al. 2017
G. †Ctenoplectus Close et al. 2016
Fm. Diodontidae Billberg 1833
+
Invalid names: Eodiodontidae Tavani 1955 [synonym]
+
Invalid names: Gymnodontidae Cuvier 1817 [synonym]
Invalid names: Eoplectoidea [empty], Moloidea [empty], Tetraodontoidea [empty], Triodontoidea [empty]
Subor. Triacanthoidei Betancur et al. 2013
+
Fm. Triacanthidae Bleeker 1859
+
G. Triodon Cuvier 1829
+
G. †Zignoichthys Tyler 1975
Invalid names: Trigonodontoidae Weiler 1929 [empty]
+
+
G. Parapercis Bleeker 1963
+
G. †Uranoscopidarum Unknown
G. Uranoscopus Linnaeus 1758
G. †Xenocephalus Kaup 1858
Invalid names: Owstoniidae [empty]
Invalid names: Callanthiidae [empty], Centrogenyidae [empty], Dinolestidae [empty], Dinopercidae Heemstra and Hecht 1986 [empty], Pomacanthidae [empty]
+
+
Fm. Gobiidae Bonaparte 1832 [goby]
+
G. †Aboma Jordan and Starkes 1895
G. Acentrogobius Bleeker 1874
G. Caffrogobius Smitt 1900
G. †Chromogobius de Buen 1930
G. Crystallogobius Gill 1863
G. Deltentosteus Gill 1863
G. †Gobiidarum Unknown
G. Gobiodon Bleeker 1856
G. Gobiopterus Bleeker 1874
G. Gobiosoma Girard 1858
G. Gobius Linnaeus 1758
G. †Gymnogobius Gill 1863
G. †Knipowitschia Iljin 1927
G. †Lepidogobius Gill 1859
G. Lesueurigobius Whitley 1950
G. Lethops Hubbs 1926
G. †Neogobius Iljin 1927
G. †Ortugobius Schwarzhans et al. 2017
G. †Pomatoschistus Gill 1864
G. †Ponticola Iljin 1927
G. Rhinogobiops Hubbs 1926
G. Thorogobius Miller 1969
Subor. Gobioidei Agassiz 1835
+
Fm. Butidae Bleeker 1874 [sleeper goby]
G. †Carlomonnius Bannikov and Carnevale 2016
Fm. Eleotridae Bonaparte 1835
+
Invalid names: Pirskeniidae Obrhelová 1961 [synonym]
Invalid names: Gobius microcephalus Agassiz 1839 [invalid subgroup], Microdesmidae [empty]
+
G. †Micropercops Fowler and Bean 1920
G. †Odontobutidarum Hoese and Gill 1993
G. Odontobutis Bleeker 1874
+
G. †Simpsonigobius Dirnberger et al. 2024
+
Invalid names: Trichonotidae [empty]
Invalid names: Eleotroidei [empty], Milyeringidae [empty], Odontobutoidei [empty], Rhyacichthyidae [empty]
+
+
Fm. Apogonidae Bonaparte 1846 [Cardinalfish]
+
G. †Kreyenhagenius David 1946
Subor. Kurtoidei
+
Invalid names: Kurtidae [empty]
Invalid names: Acanthoclinidae [empty], Aphareidae [empty], Diploprionidae [empty], Elassomidae [empty], Etheostomidae [empty], Glaucosomidae [empty], Henicichthyidae [empty], Histiopteridae [empty], Hoplopagridae [empty], Inermiidae [empty], Labracoglossidae [empty], Neoletherinidae [empty], Niphonidae [empty], Oligoridae [empty], Otholithidae [empty], Pomadasidae [empty], Pseudoplesiopidae [empty], Rhegmatidae [empty], Theraponidae [empty], Verilidae [empty], Xenichthyidae [empty]
+
Or. Ophidiiformes Berg 1937
+
G. Benthocometes Goode and Bean 1896
+
Brotula arcuata Casier 1966
Brotula longipinnata Kramberger 1880
+
Fm. Bythitidae Gill 1861
G. Dannevigia Whitley 1941
Fm. †Ophididae
+
G. †Bauzaia Frizzell and Dante 1965
Subfm. Brotulinae Swainson 1838
G. †Signata Frizzell and Dante 1965
+
Fm. Carapidae Jordan and Fowler 1902
Fm. Ophidiidae Rafinesque 1810
Superfm. †Ophidioidae
Invalid names: Parabrotulidae [empty], Rhodichthyidae [empty]
Unr. Ovalentaria Smith and Near 2012
+
+
G. †Ambassis Cuvier 1828
+
Ambassis simesi Schwarzhans 2019
G. †Dapalis Gistl 1848
+
Dapalis antipodus Schwarzhans 1980
Dapalis meldertensis Nolf 1972
Superor. Atherinomorphae Greenwood et al. 1966
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Or. Atheriniformes Rosen 1966 [silverside]
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G. Chirostoma Swainson 1839
G. Colpichthys Hubbs 1918
G. Menidia Bonaparte 1836
G. †Palaeoatherina Ferrandini and Gaudant 1977
G. Pranesus Whitley 1930
G. Stenatherina Schulz 1948
Invalid names: Notocheiridae [empty]
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Subor. Belonoidei
Fm. †Cobitopsidae Jordan 1905
Fm. †Forficidae Jordan and Gilbert 1919
G. †Hemilampronites Geinitz 1868
Invalid names: Tselfatoidei Bertin and Arambourg 1958 [empty]
Or. Cyprinodontiformes Bertin 1958
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Fm. †Goodeidae Jordan and Gilbert 1883
Invalid names: Nothobranchiidae [empty], Profundulidae [empty], Rivulidae [empty], Valenciidae [empty]
Fm. †Mesogasteridae Bannikov 2008
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G. †Latellagnathus Bannikov 2008
G. †Mesogaster Agassiz 1835
Fm. †Rhamphognathidae Bannikov 2008
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G. †Rhamphognathus Agassiz 1835
Invalid names: Atherinea [empty], Cyprinodontea [empty]
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+
Subor. Blennioidei Agassiz 1835
Invalid names: Anarrhichthyidae [empty], Atopoclinidae [empty], Emblemariidae [empty], Notograptidae [empty], Ophioclinidae [empty], Peronedyidae [empty], Runulidae [empty], Xenocephalidae [empty], Xiphisternidae [empty]
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G. Lonchopisthus Myers 1935
G. Opistognathus Cuvier 1816
Invalid names: Gobiesociformes [empty]
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Invalid names: Draconettidae [empty]
Superor. Cichlomorphae
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+
Fm. Cichlidae Heckel 1840 [cichlid]
Invalid names: Pholidichthyiformes [empty]
G. †Cylindracanthus Leidy 1856
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Cylindracanthus acus Cope 1870
Cylindracanthus bisulcatus Arambourg and Joleaud 1943
Cylindracanthus gigas Woodward 1888
Cylindracanthus isnusris Udovichenko and Nessov 1987
Cylindracanthus rectus Agassiz 1843
Fm. Embiotocidae Agassiz 1853
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G. Amphistichus Agassiz 1854
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G. Cymatogaster Gibbons 1854
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G. Damalichthys Girard 1855
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Damalichthys saratogensis Casteel 1978
G. †Ditrema Temnick and Schlegel 1850
G. †Embiotoca Agassiz 1853
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Embiotoca conjugens Casier 1966
Embiotoca jacksoni Agassiz 1853
G. †Eriquius Jordan 1924
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Eriquius plectrodes Jordan 1924
G. †Erisceles Jordan 1925
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Erisceles pristinus Jordan 1925
G. Hysterocarpus Gibbons 1854
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Hysterocarpus traskii Gibbons 1854
G. †Micrometrus Gibbons 1854
G. †Neoditrema Steindacher and Döderlein 1883
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G. Rhacochilus Agassiz 1854
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Rhacochilus vacca Girard 1855
Fm. Grammatidae Jordan 1887
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G. Gramma Poey 1868
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Invalid names: Acrotidae [empty]
Superor. Mugilomorphae
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+
Fm. Mugilidae Jarocki 1822
Fm. Pomacentridae Bonaparte 1831
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G. †Chiarachromis Bellwood et al. 2025
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Chiarachromis slazzarii Bellwood et al. 2025
G. Chromis Lacépède 1802
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Chromis savornini Arambourg 1927
G. †Izuus Tokunaga and Saito 1938
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Izuus nakamurai Tokunaga and Saito 1938
G. †Lorenzichthys Bellwood 1999
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Lorenzichthys olihan Bellwood 1999
G. †Palaeopomacentrus Bellwood and Sorbini 1996
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Palaeopomacentrus orphae Bellwood and Sorbini 1996
G. †Sorbinichromis Bannikov and Bellwood 2014
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Sorbinichromis francescoi Bannikov and Bellwood 2014
Fm. Pseudochromidae Mueller and Troschel 1849
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G. Latilus Cuvier 1830
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Latilus mesogeus Arambourg 1927
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+
G. Ammodytes Linnaeus 1758
G. †Ammodytidarum Bonaparte 1832
G. †Gymnammodytes Duncker and Mohr 1935
G. Hyperoplus Guenther 1862
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G. †Champsodon Günther 1867
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G. †Awamoa Schwarzhans 2019
G. Leptoscopus Gill 1859
G. Lesueurina Fowler 1908
G. †Neopercis Steindachner 1884
G. †Waitahana Schwarzhans 2019
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G. Trachinus Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Cheimarrhichthyidae [empty]
Invalid names: Congrogadidae [empty], Moroniformes [empty], Opisthognathidae [empty], Plesiopidae [empty], Polycentridae [empty], Scombrolabraciformes [empty]
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+
+
G. †Isurichthys Woodward 1901
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Invalid names: Isurus Agassiz 1842 [replaced]
Fm. Bramidae Bonaparte 1831
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G. Brama Walbaum 1792
Subfm. Braminae
G. †Bramoides Casier 1966
G. †Digoria Danil'chenko 1980
G. †Goniocranion Casier 1966
Fm. †Carangodidae Blot 1969
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G. †Carangodes Heckel 1856
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Invalid names: Arambourgella Blot 1981 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Arambourgellidae Blot 1969 [synonym]
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G. †Absalomichthys Whitley 1933
G. †Chalcidichthys David 1943
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G. †Centrolophidarum Gill 1861
G. Centrolophus Lacépède 1803
G. Hyperoglyphe Guenther 1859
G. Mupus Cocco 1833
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Invalid names: Schedophilus Cocco 1839 [synonym]
G. †Zorzinia Bannikov 2000
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G. †Bannikovichthys Carnevale 2007
G. Pseudoscopelus Luetken 1892
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Invalid names: Myersiscus Fowler 1933 [synonym]
Fm. †Euzaphlegidae Daniltshenko 1960
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G. †Euzaphleges White and Moy-Thomas 1941
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Invalid names: Zaphleges Jordan and Gilbert 1920 [replaced]
G. †Lednevia Danil'chenko 1960
G. †Thyrsocles Jordan and Gilbert 1920
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Invalid names: Thyrsion Jordan and Gilbert 1920 [synonym]
G. †Trossulus Jordan 1921
G. †Veronaphleges Bannikov 2008
G. †Zaphlegulus David 1943
Invalid names: Dipterichthyidae Arambourg 1967 [synonym], Zaphlegidae David 1943 [synonym]
Fm. Gempylidae Gill 1862
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G. †Abadzekhia Bannikov 1985
G. †Chelifichthys Carnevale 2006
G. Diplospinus Maul 1948
G. †Eothyrsites Chapman 1934
G. †Gempylidarum Unknown
G. Gempylus Cuvier 1829
G. †Nealotus Johnson 1865
G. †Progempylus Casier 1966
G. †Thyrsites Lesson 1831
G. Thyrsitoides Fowler 1929
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G. Ariomma Jordan and Snyder 1904
G. Cubiceps Lowe 1843
G. †Psenicubiceps Danil'chenko 1980
G. †Rybapina Bannikov
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G. †Carangopsis Agassiz 1834
G. †Lophar Jordan and Gilbert 1919
G. Pomatomus Lacépède 1802 [bluefish]
G. †Pseudoseriola David 1943
G. †Sullivanichthys Weems 1999
Fm. Scombridae Rafinesque 1815
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G. †Acanthonotos Sauvage 1870
G. †Ardiodus White 1931
G. Cariniceps Owen 1854
G. †Caucombrus Bannikov 2020
G. †Cybium Cuvier 1829
G. †Eocoelopoma Woodward 1901
G. †Eoscomber Claeson et al. 2015
G. †Eoscombrus David 1946
G. †Eucynodus Owen 1854
G. †Gasteronemus Agassiz 1833
G. †Godsilia Monsch 2006
G. †Lepidocybium Gill
G. †Ocystias Jordan and Gilbert 1920
G. †Pelamys Cuvier and Valenciennes 1831
G. Pneumatophorus Jordan and Gilbert 1883
G. †Pseudauxides Monsch 2006
Tr. †Sardini Starks 1910
G. Scomber Linnaeus 1758
G. †Scomberodon Van Beneden 1871
G. †Scombridarum Rifinesque 1815
Subfm. †Scombrinae Rafinesque-Schmaltz 1815
G. †Scombrinus Woodward 1901
G. †Scombrosarda Danilt'chenko 1962
G. †Thunnoscomberoides Monsch 2006
G. Toxopoma Owen 1854
G. †Tunita Jordan and Gilbert 1919
G. †Turio Jordan and Gilbert 1920
G. †Wetherellus Casier 1966
G. †Xestias Jordan 1920
Invalid names: Acanthocybiinae Starks 1910 [empty], Eocoelopomini Monsch and Bannikov 2011 [invalid subgroup], Sardinae Starks 1910 [empty]
Subor. †Scombroidei Bleeker 1859
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G. †Duplexdens Monsch 2004
G. †Micrornatus Monsch 2004
G. †Scombramphodon Woodward 1901
Superfm. †Scombroidea Rafinesque-Schmaltz 1815
G. †Sphyraenodus Agassiz 1839
Superfm. Trichiuroidea Rafinesque-Schmaltz 1810
Superfm. †Xiphioidea Rafinesque-Schmaltz 1810
Invalid names: Trichiuriformes [empty]
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G. Scombrolabrax Roule 1921
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G. Scombrops Temminck and Schlegel 1845
Fm. Stromateidae Rafinesque 1810
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G. †Pinichthys Bannikov 1985
G. Stromateus Linnaeus 1758
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G. Tetragonurus Risso 1810
Fm. Thunnidae Starks 1910
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G. †Pinulothunnus Ciobanu 1977
Fm. Trichiuridae Rafinesque 1810
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G. †Anenchelum de Blainville 1818
G. Aphanopus Lowe 1839
G. Benthodesmus Goode and Bean 1882
G. Lepidopus Gouan 1770
G. †Trichiuridarum Rafinesque 1810
Subfm. Trichiurinae Rafinesque-Schmaltz 1815
G. Trichiurus Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Amarsipidae [empty], Icosteidae [empty]
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Fm. Acropomatidae Gill 1891
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G. Acropoma Owen 1854
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Acropoma alta Owen 1854
Acropoma antiqua Schwarzhans 1985
Acropoma aurora Schwarzhans 2019
Acropoma lepidotum Agassiz 1836
Acropoma nobilis Koken 1891
Acropoma nolfi Steurbaut 1979
Acropoma serrata Frost 1934
G. †Acropomatinarum Unknown
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Acropomatinarum kaiatanus Schwarzhans 1980
G. †Kaperangus Schwarzhans and Prokofiev 2017
G. Neoscombrops Gilchrist 1922
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Neoscombrops flexuosus Steurbaut 1979
Neoscombrops vetustus Schwarzhans 1980
G. Parascombrops Alcock 1889
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Parascombrops epigonoides Nolf and Brzobohaty 2002
Parascombrops giganteus Schwarzhans 2019
Parascombrops mutinensis Bassoli 1906
Parascombrops yanceyi Lin and Nolf 2022
G. Verilus Poey 1860
Invalid names: Epigoninae [empty]
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G. Capros Lacépède 1802
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Capros aper Lacepede 1921
Capros longirostris Kramberger 1882
Capros longispinatus Danil'chenko 1960
Capros radobojanus Kramberger 1882
Capros rhenanus Weiler 1920
Capros steindachneri Kramberger 1882
G. †Caprovesposus Danil'chenko 1960
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Caprovesposus parvus Danil'chenko 1960
G. †Eoantigonia Baciu et al. 2005
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Eoantigonia veronensis Sorbini 1983
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G. †Acanthocaetodon Bleeker 1876
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G. †Centropyge Kaup 1860
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Centropyge kotthausi Nolf 1972
G. Chaetodon Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. †Chaetodon (Arambourgchaetodon) Carnevale 2006
Chaetodon haplodon Smirnov 1939
G. †Chelmo Cloquet 1817
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Chelmo fossilis de Beaufort 1926
G. Chelmon Cloquet 1817
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Chelmon fossilis De Beaufort 1926
G. †Holocentroides Pauca 1931
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G. Pomacanthus Lacépède 1802
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Pomacanthus fitchi Nolf 1972
Pomacanthus subarcuatus Blainville 1818
Invalid names: Chaetodon penniger Bogatshov 1964 [invalid subgroup]
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G. †Epigonidarum Johnson 1984
G. Epigonus Rafinesque 1810
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Epigonus aquilonius Schwarzhans 2019
Epigonus constantiae Giglioli 1880
Epigonus denticulatus Dieuzeide 1950
Epigonus italicus Bassoli 1906
Epigonus opoitiensis Schwarzhans 2019
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G. Howella Ogilby 1899
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Howella monodens Schwarzhans 2019
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G. Stereolepis Ayres 1859
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Stereolepis arcanum Přikryl et al. 2024
Stereolepis gigas Ayres 1859
Stereolepis marginis Casier 1952
Fm. Sciaenidae Cuvier 1828
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G. Atractoscion Gill 1862
+
G. †Corvina Cuvier 1829
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Corvina gemma Koken 1888
Corvina gibberulus Koken 1891
Corvina intermedia Koken 1884
Corvina pseudoradians Frizzell and Dante 1965
Corvina speciosa Koken 1891
G. Cynoscion Gill 1861
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Subg. †Cynoscion (Aristoscion) Jordan 1921
Cynoscion eprepes Jordan 1921
G. Equetus Rafinesque 1815
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Equetus davidandrewi Nolf and Aguilera 1998
Equetus punctatus Bloch and Schneider 1801
G. Genyonemus Gill 1862
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Genyonemus karagiensis Bratishko et al. 2015
Genyonemus whistleri Takeuchi and Huddleston 2008
G. †Jefitchia Frizzell and Dante 1965
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Jefitchia copelandi Frizzell and Dante 1965
G. Larimus Cuvier and Valenciennes 1830
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Larimus fasciatus Holbrook 1855
Larimus henrici Nolf and Aguilera 1998
Larimus henrii Nolf and Aguilera 1998
Larimus steurbauti Nolf and Aguilera 1998
G. Leiostomus Lacépède 1802
G. †Lompochites Jordan and Gilbert 1920
G. †Lompoquia Jordan and Gilbert 1919
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Lompoquia culveri Jordan 1925
Lompoquia retropes Jordan and Gilbert 1919
G. †Micropogon Frost 1925
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Micropogon altipinnis Günther 1864
Micropogon distinctus Frost 1925
Micropogon ectenes Jordan and Gilbert 1882 [berrugato]
Micropogon megalops Gilbert 1890
G. Micropogonias Bonaparte 1831
G. †Platacodon Marsh 1889
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Platacodon nanus Marsh 1889
G. Pristipoma Agassiz 1835
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Pristipoma furcatum Agassiz 1839
G. Protosciaena Sasaki 1989
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Protosciaena trewavasae Chao and Miller 1975
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Pseudoumbrina pcelini Menner 1948
G. Roncador Jordan and Gilbert 1880
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Roncador stearnsii Steindachner 1875
G. Sciaenidarum Koken 1884
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Sciaenidarum elongatus Koken 1884
Sciaenidarum insignis Koken 1891
Sciaenidarum mexicanus Leriche 1938
Sciaenidarum ovatus Koken 1891
Sciaenidarum songgoensis Vorstman 1927
Sciaenidarum staringi Posthumus 1923
Sciaenidarum subeporrectus Vorstman 1927
Sciaenidarum subgemma Schubert 1901
G. †Totoaba Villamar 1980
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Totoaba fitchi Huddleston and Takeuchi 2007
G. †Trewasciaena Schwarzhans 1993
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Trewasciaena kokeni Schubert 1902
Trewasciaena suzini Bratishko et al. 2015
G. Umbrina Cuvier 1817
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Umbrina plenus Schubert 1901
Umbrina poeroeensis Vorstman 1927
Umbrina pyrenaica Priem 1911
Umbrina ronchus Steurbaut and Jonet 1982
Invalid names: Scienoides [synonym]
Invalid names: Caesionidae [empty], Cirrhitiformes [empty], Lateolabracidae [empty]
Unr. †Syngnatharia
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Fm. †Aulorhamphidae Tyler 2004
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G. †Aulorhamphus Zigno 1890
G. †Pesciarhamphus Bannikov and Tyler 2011
G. †Veronarhamphus Tyler 2004
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G. †Eoaulostomus Blot 1981
G. †Jungersenichthys Blot 1981
G. †Macroaulostomus Blot 1981
G. †Synhypuralis Blot 1981
G. †Tyleria Parin 1993
Invalid names: Aulostomes [replaced]
Superfm. †Aulostomoidea
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G. †Aulostomoides Blot 1981
Fm. †Eekaulostomidae Cantalice and Alvarado-Ortega 2016
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G. †Gilmourella Carnevale and Bannikov 2019
Fm. Centriscidae Rafinesque 1826
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G. †Aeoliscoides Blot 1981
G. Aeoliscus Jordan and Starks 1902
G. †Amphisile Cuvier 1816
G. Centriscus Linnaeus 1758
G. †Paramphisile Blot 1981
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G. †Fistularioides Blot 1981
G. †Pseudosyngnathus Kner and Steindachner 1863
Fm. †Gerpegezhidae Bannikov and Carnevale 2012
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G. †Gerpegezhus Bannikov and Carnevale 2012
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G. †Macrorhamphosidarum Bleeker 1879
Subor. Mulloidei
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Invalid names: Creediidae [empty]
Fm. †Paraeoliscidae Blot 1981
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G. †Paraeoliscus Blot 1981
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G. †Parasynarcualis Blot 1981
Fm. †Rhamphosidae Gill 1884
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G. †Ramphosus Agassiz 1835
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Subfm. †Solenorhynchinae Bannikov and Carnevale 2017
G. Solenostomus Gronovius 1763
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Infraor. Macrorhamphosa Pietsch 1978
Invalid names: Centriscoidea [empty], Macroramphosa Pietsch 1978 [empty], Pegasoidea [empty], Syngnatha Pietsch 1978 [empty], Syngnathoidea Pietsch 1978 [empty]
Fm. †Urosphenidae Gill 1884
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G. †Urosphen Agassiz 1835
Invalid names: Pegasidae [empty]
Invalid names: Batrachoidimorpharia [empty], Gobiomorpharia [empty], Ophidiimorpharia [empty], Scombrimorpharia [empty]
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Invalid names: Hemibranchii [empty], Lophobranchi Cuvier [empty]
Invalid names: Aulostomi Cuvier [empty], Cetomimiformes [empty], Euacanthopterygii Johnson and Patterson 1993 [empty], Hypostomides [empty], Xenoberyces [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available