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Uighuroniscidae

Osteichthyes - Percomorphi - Scopelidae

Taxonomy
Uighuroniscidae was named by Su (1985). Its type is Uighuroniscus.

It was assigned to Actinopterygii by van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa
Uighuroniscus (type genus)
Entered
by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-07-22; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-07-22

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Uighuroniscidae Su p. 129
2019Uighuroniscidae van der Laan p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
orderPercomorphi
orderPhanerorhynchiformes
orderPhanerosteoniformes
orderPlatysomiformes
RankNameAuthor
orderPlectognathi
orderPtycholepidiformes
orderRedfieldiiformes(Berg 1940)
orderRhadinichthyiformes
orderSaurichthyiformes
orderScleroparei
familyScopelidae
orderTarrasiiformes
familyTienshaniscidaeLiu and Wang 1978
familyTurseoidae
familyUighuroniscidaeSu 1985
genusUighuroniscidae

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available