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Derrhias

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Derrhiidae

Taxonomy
Derrhias was named by Jordan (1925). It is the type genus of Derrhiidae.

It was assigned to Derrhiidae by Jordan (1925), van der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Derrhias Jordan p. 15 figs. Plates 5-ab & 6
2019Derrhias van der Laan p. 61

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopomorpha()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
familyDerrhiidae
genusDerrhias

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.

G. †Derrhias Jordan 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:49:55
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:49:55
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available