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Paratarpon apogerontus

Osteichthyes - Acropomatiformes - Elopidae

Taxonomy
Paratarpon apogerontus was named by Bardack (1970). It is the type species of Paratarpon.

Entered
by M. Carrano on 2004-11-10

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Paratarpon apogerontus Bardack p. 3 figs. pl. 1:1
2001Paratarpon apogerontus Peng et al. p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
orderAcropomatiformes
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopomorpha()
orderElopiformesSauvage 1875
familyElopidaeBonaparte 1846
genusParatarponBardack 1970
speciesapogerontusBardack 1970

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.

†Paratarpon apogerontus Bardack 1970
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Diagnosis
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