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Percomorpharia

Osteichthyes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Percomorpharia Betancur et al.

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

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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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
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†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
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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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 83.60000 to 0.01400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 72.2 Ma

Collections (257 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Jersey) Platacodon sp. (14455)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Mexico) Platacodon nanus (36543)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Platacodon nanus (14502)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (Montana) Platacodon nanus (14549 14568 144499)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Platacodon nanus (14655)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Platacodon nanus (14514 14519 14570 14590 14606) Platacodon sp. (14587)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Platacodon nanus (14631)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Platacodon nanus (14537 192251)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Montana) Platacodon nanus (13142)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Platacodon nanus (14585)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Platacodon sp. (45675)
Tertiary66.0 - 2.58USA (Mississippi) Otolithus gemma, Otolithus claybornensis (163732)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Denmark Acropoma sp. (159792 159793 159794)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0Ukraine Epigonidarum tyassminensis (159509)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Australia (South Australia) Acropoma antiqua (219145)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Acropoma lepidotum, Eoantigonia veronensis (94830)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9France Pomacanthus fitchi, Centropyge kotthausi (220174)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Texas) Corvina intermedia, Jefitchia copelandi (84145)
Mangaorapan52.0 - 48.9New Zealand (South Island) Acropoma aurora, Verilus vetustus (219499)
Mangaorapan - Heretaungan52.0 - 45.7New Zealand (South Island) Epigonus iankeyesi, Acropoma aurora, Verilus vetustus (219501) Parascombrops giganteus, Verilus vetustus (219500)