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Acanthopterygii

Actinopteri

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Acanthoessus Agassiz p. 149
1902Acanthoessus Hay p. 273
1902Acanthopterygii Woodward p. 3
1911Acanthopterygii Jaekel p. 95
1963Acanthoessus Jordan p. 591
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
2024Acanthopterygii Ebersole et al. p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
superorderAcanthopterygii

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]
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]
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Invalid names: Cirrhitoidei [empty], 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
G. †Nardoichthys Sorbini and Bannikov 1992
Unr. Ovalentaria Smith and Near 2012
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Invalid names: Draconettidae [empty]
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G. Antigonia Lowe 1843
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
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Invalid names: Acrotidae [empty]
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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]
Fm. Sphyraenidae [barracuda]
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G. †Parasphyraena Switchenska 1968
G. Sphyraena Artedi 1793 [barracuda]
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
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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], Trichonotidae [empty]
Invalid names: Gobiesociformes [empty], Grammatidae [empty], Moroniformes [empty], Scombrolabraciformes [empty]
Invalid names: Ophidiida [empty], Pelagia Miya et al. 2013 [empty]
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Invalid names: Protosyngnathidae [empty]
Invalid names: Lophobranchi Cuvier [empty]
Invalid names: Acanthoessus Agassiz 1832 [nomen nudum], Aulostomi Cuvier [empty], Cetomimiformes [empty], Euacanthopterygii Johnson and Patterson 1993 [empty], Hypostomides [empty], Xenoberyces [empty], Zeoidei [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available