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Acanthomorphata

Actinopteri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Acanthomorpha Rosen
1988Acanthomorpha Grande
1990Acanthomorpha Nolf and Dockery III p. 8
1996Acanthomorpha Murray p. 642
1998Acanthomorpha Arratia and Chorn
2002Acanthomorpha Sepkoski
2003Acanthomorpha Forey et al. p. 229
2006Acanthomorpha Gottfried et al.
2013Acanthomorphata Betancur et al.
2017Acanthomorpha Davesne et al. p. 257

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

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.

Unr. Acanthomorphata Rosen 1973
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Superfm. †Aipichthyoidea Patterson 1964
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Fm. †Aipichthyidae Patterson 1964
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G. †Aipichthys Steindachner 1860
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†Aipichthys minor Pictet 1850
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Invalid names: Platax brevis Davis 1887 [synonym]
†Aipichthys nuchalis Dixon 1850
†Aipichthys oblongus Gayet 1980
†Aipichthys pretiosus Steindachner 1860
†Aipichthys velifer Woodward 1901
G. †Paraipichthys Gaudant 1978
Fm. †Aipichthyoididae Gayet 1980
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G. †Aipichthyoides Gayet 1980
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G. †Zoqueichthys Alvarado-Ortega and Than-Marchese 2012
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†Zoqueichthys carolinae Alvarado-Ortega and Than-Marchese 2012
G. †Errachidia Murray and Wilson 2014
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†Errachidia pentaspinosa Murray and Wilson 2014
G. †Freigichthys Otero 1997
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†Freigichthys elleipsis Otero 1997
G. †Homalopagus Murray and Wilson 2014
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†Homalopagus multispinosus Murray and Wilson 2014
G. †Dalgoichthys González-Rodríguez et al. 2013
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†Dalgoichthys tropicalis González-Rodríguez et al. 2013
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Or. Beryciformes Patterson 1964
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G. †Africentrum White and Moy-Thomas 1941
Fm. Berycidae Lowe 1843
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G. †Argilloberyx Casier 1966
G. Beryx Cuvier 1829
G. Centroberyx Gill 1862
G. †Nishiberyx Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Subor. Berycoidei Patterson 1964
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G. †Austrocentris Schwarzhans 1980
G. †Lobopterus Gorjanović-Kramberger 1895
G. †Sagaberyx Schwarzhans et al. 2017
G. †Trachichthodes Gilchrist 1903
Fm. Trachichthyidae Bleeker 1859
Invalid names: Hoplopterygidae [empty], Trachichthodidae Boulenger 1902 [empty]
G. †Berycomorus Arambourg 1967
G. †Berycopsis Agassiz 1850
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Berycopsis elegans Dixon 1850
†Berycopsis germanus Agassiz 1837
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Invalid names: Platycormus oblongus von der Marck 1863 [synonym]
†Berycopsis paucoradius Dietze 2009
†Berycopsis pulcher Bannikov and Bacchia 2005
Invalid names: Platycormus von der Marck 1858 [synonym]
G. †Brazosiella Frizzell and Dante 1965
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†Brazosiella kokeni Frizzell and Dante 1965
†Brazosiella moseleyi Frizzell and Dante 1965
G. †Cryptoberyx Gaudant 1978
Subor. †Dinopterygoidei Patterson 1964
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Fm. †Pharmacichthyidae Patterson 1964
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G. Diretmus Johnson 1864
G. †Holocentrites Conrad 1941
Superfm. †Holocentroidea Richardson 1846
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G. †Paracentrus Forey et al. 2003
Subor. †Holocentroidei Johnson and Patterson 1993
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G. †Adriacentrus Radovcic 1975
G. †Alloberyx Gaudant 1969
G. †Caproberyx Regan 1911
G. †Ctenocephalichthys Gaudant 1969
G. †Erugocentrus Radovcic 1975
G. †Kansius Hussakof 1929
G. †Parospinus Gayet 1982
G. †Stichoberyx Gaudant 1978
G. †Stichocentrus Patterson 1967
G. †Trachichthyoides Woodward 1902
G. Kryptophanaron Silvester and Fowler 1927
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G. Melamphaes Guenther 1864
G. Scopeloberyx Zugmayer 1911
G. Scopelogadus Vaillant 1888
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G. Cleidopus De Vis 1882
G. Monocentris Schneider 1801
G. †Omosoma Costa 1857
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†Omosoma garretti Bardack 1976
†Omosoma intermedium Woodward 1901
†Omosoma monasterii von der Marck 1885
†Omosoma pulchellum Davis 1887
†Omosoma sahelalmae Costa 1857
†Omosoma simum Arambourg 1954
G. †Pattersonoberyx Gayet 1980
G. Plectrypops Gill 1863
G. †Plesioberyx Gayet 1980
G. Poromitra Goode and Bean 1883
G. †Pseudholocentrum Arambourg 1967
Fm. †Pseudomonocentrididae González-Rodríguez et al. 2013
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G. †Handuichthys González-Rodríguez et al. 2013
G. †Pseudomonocentris González-Rodríguez et al. 2013
Fm. †Quaesitoberycidae Bannikov and Sorbini 2005
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G. †Microcapros Gayet 1980
G. †Quaesitoberyx Bannikov and Sorbini 2005
G. Sargocentron Fowler 1904
Subor. †Trachichthyoidei Parr 1933
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G. †Acrogaster Agassiz 1839
G. †Antarctiberyx Grande and Chatterjee 1987
G. †Gigantokranion Riickert-Ulkiimen 1988
G. †Gnathoberyx Patterson 1967
Fm. †Hoplopterygiidae Jordan 1923
G. †Judeoberyx Gayet 1980
G. †Libanoberyx Gayet 1980
G. †Lissoberyx Patterson 1967
G. †Stichopteryx Gaudant 1969
G. †Tubantia Patterson 1964
Invalid names: Anoplogastridae [empty], Barbourisiidae [empty], Beryx dalmaticus Steindachner 1863 [nomen dubium], Beryx subovatus Bassani 1882 [nomen dubium], Cetomimidae [empty], Gibberichthyidae [empty], Hispidoberycidae [empty], Polymixioidei Patterson 1964 [empty], Rondeletiidae [empty], Stephanoberycidae [empty]
Unr. Holocentrimorphaceae Betancur et al. 2013
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Or. Holocentriformes Betancur et al. 2013
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Fm. Holocentridae Richardson 1846
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G. †Berybolcensis Sorbini 1984
G. †Eoholocentrum Sorbini and Tirapelle 1975
G. †Holocentridarum Unknown
G. †Holocentronotus Schwarzhans 2010
G. Holocentrus Gronovius 1763
G. †Microcentrum Arambourg 1927
Subfm. Myripristinae Nelson 1955
G. Myripristis Cuvier 1827
G. †Naupygus Casier 1966
G. †Paraberyx Casier 1966
G. †Pelotius Gallo-Da-Silva and De Figueiredo 1999
G. †Plectroplites Gill 1862
G. †Tenuicentrum Sorbini 1975
Invalid names: Caproberyginae Patterson 1967 [empty]
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Or. Batrachoidiformes [toadfish]
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G. †Batrachoidiformorum Goodrich 1909
G. Perulibatrachus Roux and Whitley 1972
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Invalid names: Channiformes Berg 1940 [synonym]
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Fm. Centropomidae Poey 1868
Fm. Menidae Gill 1885 [moonfish]
Or. Pleuronectiformes [flatfish]
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Superor. Atherinomorphae Greenwood et al. 1966
Superor. Cichlomorphae
Invalid names: Plesiopidae [empty], Polycentridae [empty]
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Fm. Gobiidae Bonaparte 1832 [goby]
Invalid names: Milyeringidae [empty], Odontobutoidei [empty], Rhyacichthyidae [empty]
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Subor. Kurtoidei
Invalid names: Acanthoclinidae [empty], Aphareidae [empty], Diploprionidae [empty], Elassomidae [empty], Etheostomidae [empty], Girellidae [empty], Glaucosomidae [empty], Henicichthyidae [empty], Histiopteridae [empty], Hoplopagridae [empty], Inermiidae [empty], Labracoglossidae [empty], Neoletherinidae [empty], Niphonidae [empty], Oligoridae [empty], Otholithidae [empty], Pomadasidae [empty], Pseudoplesiopidae [empty], Rhegmatidae [empty], Theraponidae [empty], Verilidae [empty], Xenichthyidae [empty]
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Or. Ophidiiformes Berg 1937
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G. Benthocometes Goode and Bean 1896
Fm. Carapidae Jordan and Fowler 1902
G. Dannevigia Whitley 1941
Fm. †Ophididae
Fm. Ophidiidae Rafinesque 1810
Invalid names: Parabrotulidae [empty], Rhodichthyidae [empty]
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Subor. Sciaenoidei Cuvier 1828
Invalid names: Pygaeidae [empty]
Fm. Acropomatidae Gill 1891
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G. Acropoma Owen 1854
G. †Acropomatinarum Unknown
G. †Kaperangus Schwarzhans and Prokofiev 2017
G. Neoscombrops Gilchrist 1922
G. Parascombrops Alcock 1889
G. Verilus Poey 1860
Invalid names: Epigoninae [empty]
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G. Capros Lacépède 1802
G. †Caprovesposus Danil'chenko 1960
G. †Eoantigonia Baciu et al. 2005
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Fm. Centrarchidae Cope 1868 [sunfish]
Invalid names: Elassomatidae [empty]
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G. †Acanthocaetodon Bleeker 1876
G. †Centropyge Kaup 1860
G. Chaetodon Linnaeus 1758
G. †Chelmo Cloquet 1817
G. Chelmon Cloquet 1817
G. †Holocentroides Pauca 1931
G. Pomacanthus Lacépède 1802
Invalid names: Chaetodon penniger Bogatshov 1964 [invalid subgroup]
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G. †Emmelichthyidarum Jordan 1923
G. Emmelichthys Richardson 1845
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Invalid names: Drepaneidae [empty], Drepanidae [empty], Scorpidae [empty]
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G. †Epigonidarum Johnson 1984
G. Epigonus Rafinesque 1810
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G. †Aspesiperca Bannikov 2008
G. Eucinostomus Baird and Girard 1855
G. Gerres Quoy and Gaimard 1824
G. Moharra Poey 1875
G. †Pharisatichthys Gaudant and Carnevale 2015
Fm. Haemulidae Gill 1885
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G. Anisotremus Gill 1861
G. †Haemulidarum Richardson 1848
Subfm. Haemulinae Gill 1885
G. Orthopristis Girard 1858
Subfm. Plectorhynchinae Jordan and Thompson 1912 [sweetlips]
G. Pomadasys Lacépède 1802
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G. Howella Ogilby 1899
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G. Kuhlia Gill 1861
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Fm. Labridae Cuvier 1816
Invalid names: Odacidae [empty]
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G. †Eoleiognathus Bannikov 2014
G. †Euleiognathus Yabumoto and Uyeno 2011
G. Gazza Rueppell 1835
G. Leiognathus Lacépède 1802
G. Secutor Gistel 1848
Or. Lophiiformes [anglerfish]
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Fm. Brachionichthyidae Gill 1878
Subor. Lophioidei Cuvier
G. Ogcocephalus Fischer 1813
Invalid names: Caulophrynidae [empty], Centrophrynidae [empty], Diceratiidae [empty], Lophichthyidae [empty], Neoceratiidae [empty], Tetrabrachiidae [empty], Thaumatichthyidae [empty]
Fm. Lutjanidae Gill 1861
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Subfm. Apsilinae Johnson 1980
Subfm. Etelinae Gill 1893
G. †Etelinus Jordan and Thompson 1911
G. †Goujetia Bannikov 2006
G. †Lessinia Bannikov and Zorzin 2014
Subfm. Lutjaninae Gill 1861
G. †Ottaviania Sorbini 1983
G. †Veranichthys Bannikov 2006
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Subfm. †Branchisteginae Jordan 1923
G. Lopholatilus Goode and Bean 1879
G. †Malacanthus Poey 1861
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G. †Psettopsis Blot 1969
Fm. Moronidae [temperate bass]
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G. †Beaumontoperca Gaudant 2000
G. Dicentrarchus Gill 1860
G. Morone Mitchill 1814
G. †Paramorone David 1946
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G. Oplegnathus Richardson 1840
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Invalid names: Glaucosomatidae [empty]
Fm. Percichthyidae Jordan and Eigenman 1890
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G. Cyclopoma Agassiz 1833
G. Macquaria Lesson 1825
G. Malakichthys Döderlein 1883
G. Percichthys Girard 1854
Or. Perciformes Bleeker 1859 [perch-like fish]
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G. Acanthonotus Cuvier 1800
G. Alepes Swainson 1839
G. †Amphiperca Weitzel 1933
G. Anarhichas Linnaeus 1758
G. Anarrhichthys Ayres 1855
G. Aphia Risso 1826
G. Apogonoides Bleeker 1849
G. †Apolectus Cuvier and Valenciennes 1831
G. †Aramichthys Signeux 1959
G. †Avitolabrax Takai 1942
G. Bairdiella Gill 1861
Fm. Bembropidae Regan 1913
G. †Bilinia Obrhelova 1971
G. †Blabe White 1936
G. Brama Walbaum 1792
Fm. †Brotulidae
G. †Burtinia Van Beneden 1873
G. Callyodon Gronovius 1763
Fm. †Caucasichthyidae Bannikov et al. 2011
G. Chaeturichthys Richardson 1844
Fm. †Chandidae Norman 1955
G. †Cockerellites Jordan 1923
G. Coryphopterus Gill 1863
Subor. Cottioidei
G. Cottopsis Girard 1850
G. †Ctenodentex Storms 1897
G. Ctenosciaena Fowler and Bean 1923
G. †Dapaloides Gaudant 1985
G. †Diaphyodus Schafhäutl 1863
G. †Dipterichthys Arambourg 1967
Fm. †Ductoridae
Fm. †Eocottidae
G. †Eoluvarus Sahni and Choudhary 1977
G. †Eoserranus Woodward 1908
G. Epinnula Poey 1854
Fm. †Exelliidae
G. Gempylus Cuvier 1829
G. Glaucosoma Temminck and Schlegel 1843
Fm. Gobioidei Agassiz 1835
G. Grammatorycnus Gill 1863
G. Haliophis Rueppell 1829
G. Hypacanthus Agassiz 1845
G. Hyperprosopon Gibbons 1854
G. Isacia Jordan and Fesler 1894
G. Kyphosus Lacépède 1802
Subor. Labroidei Cuvier 1816
G. †Landanichthys Dartevelle and Casier 1949
G. †Latellopsis Bannikov and Zorzin 2019
G. Lithognathus Swainson 1839
G. Lonchistium Myers 1935
G. Lycodopsis Collett 1879
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Invalid names: Lycodopsis Collett 1879 [objective synonym]
G. Lyconectes Gilbert 1895
G. Maccullochella Whitley 1929
G. Matarchia Boghachev 1942
G. Menticirrhus Gill 1861
G. Nebris Cuvier and Valenciennes 1830
G. †Odonteobolca Krell 1991
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Invalid names: Odonteus Agassiz 1839 [replaced]
G. †Opisthomyzon Cope 1889
G. Ostracoberyx Fowler 1934
G. †Palaeoperca Micklich 1978
G. †Paraplatax Bogatchev 1938
G. †Parapygaeus Pellegrin 1907
G. †Pararhenanoperca Micklich and Wuttke 1988
G. †Pasaichthys Blot 1969
G. Pennahia Fowler 1926
G. Pentaprion Bleeker 1850
G. Percalates Ramsay and Ogilby 1887
Subor. Percoidei Bleeker 1859
G. †Percoideorum Bleeker 1859
G. Phanerodon Girard 1854
G. †Phosphichthys Arambourg 1952
G. †Pirskenius Obrhelová 1961
G. †Plagioholocentrus Rabeder 1978
G. †Platylates Storms 1887
G. †Priacanthopsis Fowler 1906
Fm. †Propercarinidae Bannikov 1995
G. †Propygidium Bocchino 1964
G. Psenes Cuvier and Valenciennes 1833
G. Pseudoscarus Bleeker 1861
G. †Quasicichla Bannikov 2004
G. †Quasinectes Bannikov and Zorzin 2019
Fm. †Repropcidae Bannikov 1991
G. Rexea Waite 1911
G. †Rhenanoperca Gaudant and Micklich 1990
G. †Scomberoides Lacépède 1802
G. Scombrops Temminck and Schlegel 1845
G. †Scombrosphyraena Fourmanoir 1970
Subor. Scorpaenoidei Garman 1899
G. Selar Bleeker 1851
Fm. Sparidae Bonaparte 1832
G. Sphyraenops Poey 1860
Subor. Stromateoidei Regan 1909
G. Stromateus Linnaeus 1758
G. †Synagrops Guenther 1887
G. Tetrapterus Valenciennes 1831
Fm. Thalasseloetridae Gill and Mooi 2012
G. †Thyrsitocephalus Rath 1859
Subor. †Trachinoidei
G. †Tungtingichthys Liu et al. 1962
G. †Wangia Fowler 1954
Subor. Xiphioidei Swainson 1839
G. Zoarces Cuvier and Valenciennes 1836
Invalid names: Ammodytoidei [empty], Aplodactylidae [empty], Arripidae [empty], Banjosidae [empty], Chironemidae [empty], Dichistiidae [empty], Dinopercidae [empty], Hapalogeniidae [empty], Icosteoidei [empty], Labroidea Malabarba et al. 2006 [empty], Latridae [empty], Mugiloidei [empty], Perciliidae [empty], Percophidae [empty], Scombrolabracoidei [empty], Scombropidae [empty], Sphyraenoidei Bannikov 2014 [empty], Trichiuroidei [empty], Zoarcoidei [empty]
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G. Stereolepis Ayres 1859
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G. Priacanthus Oken 1817
G. Pristigenys Agassiz 1835
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G. †Eoscatophagus Tyler and Sorbini 1999
Fm. Sciaenidae Cuvier 1828
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G. Aplodinotus Rafinesque 1818
G. Atractoscion Gill 1862
G. †Corvina Cuvier 1829
G. Cynoscion Gill 1861
G. Equetus Rafinesque 1815
G. Genyonemus Gill 1862
G. †Jefitchia Frizzell and Dante 1965
G. Larimus Cuvier and Valenciennes 1830
G. Leiostomus Lacépède 1802
G. †Lompochites Jordan and Gilbert 1920
G. †Lompoquia Jordan and Gilbert 1919
G. Micropogonias Bonaparte 1831
G. †Platacodon Marsh 1889
G. Pristipoma Agassiz 1835
G. Protosciaena Sasaki 1989
G. Roncador Jordan and Gilbert 1880
G. Sciaenidarum Koken 1884
G. †Totoaba Villamar 1980
G. †Trewasciaena Schwarzhans 1993
G. Umbrina Cuvier 1817
Invalid names: Scienoides [synonym]
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G. †Acanthopygaeus Leriche 1906
G. †Aspesiganus Bannikov and Tyler 2002
G. †Eosiganus Tyler and Bannikov 1997
G. †Protosiganus Whitley 1935
G. †Ruffoichthys Sorbini 1983
G. †Siganopygaeus Daniltshenko 1968
G. Siganus Forsskal 1775 [rabbitfish]
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G. †Sillaginidarum Unknown
G. Sillaginodes Gill 1862
G. Sillago Cuvier 1817
Fm. Sinipercidae Roberts 1993
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G. Coreoperca Temminck and Schlegel 1843
G. †Inabaperca Yabumoto and Uyeno 2000
G. Siniperca Gill 1862
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Fm. Nemipteridae Regan 1930
Fm. Sparidae Cuvier 1817
Invalid names: Callanthiidae [empty]
Or. Tetraodontiformes Berg 1940
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G. Alutera Oken 1817
G. †Atlanticopristis Pereira and Medeiros 2008
Subor. Balistoidei Kumar and Loyal 1987
G. †Cretazeus Tyler 2000
G. †Eodiodon Casier 1952
G. †Indotrigonodon Jain and Sahni 1983
G. †Kyrtogymnodon Tavani 1955
Subor. Moloidei
G. †Oligodiodon Tavani 1955
Subor. Ostracioidea Tyler 1980
G. †Pisdurodon Jain and Sahni 1983
G. †Plectocretacicus Sorbini 1979
Subor. Triacanthoidei Betancur et al. 2013
Invalid names: Trigonodontoidae Weiler 1929 [empty]
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Invalid names: Opisthognathidae [empty], Owstoniidae [empty]
Invalid names: Caesionidae [empty], Centrogenyidae [empty], Enoplosidae [empty], Kyphosidae [empty], Lateolabracidae [empty], Lobotidae [empty], Pomacanthidae [empty], Terapontidae [empty]
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Fm. Gempylidae Gill 1862
Fm. Scombridae Rafinesque 1815
Subor. †Scombroidei Bleeker 1859
Fm. Thunnidae Starks 1910
Invalid names: Amarsipidae [empty], Icosteidae [empty]
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Invalid names: Aulostomes [replaced]
Superfm. †Aulostomoidea
Fm. Centriscidae Rafinesque 1826
Subor. Mulloidei
Invalid names: Pegasidae [empty]
Fm. †Ferrifronsidae Arratia and Chorn 1998
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G. †Acanthichthys Arratia and Chorn 1998
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Or. Lampridiformes Olney et al. 1993
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G. Ateleopus Agassiz 1846
G. †Eolophotes Daniltshenko 1980
Fm. Lamprididae Gottfried et al. 2006
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G. †Megalampris Gottfried et al. 2006
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†Megalampris keyesi Gottfried 2009
G. †Palaeocentrotus Kühne 1941
G. †Protolophotus Walters 1957
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G. †Trachipterus Gouan 1770
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†Trachipterus mauritanicus Carnevale 2004
Subor. †Veliferoidei
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Fm. †Palaeocentrotidae Bonde 1966
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G. †Natgeosocus Bannikov 2014
Fm. †Turkmenidae Daniltshenko 1968
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G. †Analectis Daniltshenko 1980
G. †Danatinia Daniltshenko 1968
G. †Turkmene Daniltshenko 1968
Invalid names: Pegasus volans Volta 1796 [invalid subgroup], Regalecidae [empty], Trachipteroidei [empty]
G. †Omosomopsis Gaudant 1978
G. †Oncolepis Bassani 1898
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†Oncolepis isseli Bassani 1897
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Or. Percopsiformes Berg 1940
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G. †Asineops Cope 1870
Fm. Percopsidae Regan 1911
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G. †Amphiplaga Cope 1877
G. †Erismatopterus Cope 1870
G. †Lateopisciculus Murray and Wilson 1996
G. †Libotonius Wilson 1977
G. †Massamorichthys Murray 1996
G. Percopsis Agassiz 1849
G. †Percopsiformorum Berg 1940
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†Percopsiformorum enigmaticus Schwarzhans 2003
†Percopsiformorum resonus Schwarzhans 2004
Invalid names: Amblyopsidae [empty]
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Or. Gadiformes Goodrich 1909
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Fm. Bathygadidae Jordan and Evermann 1898
G. Brosme Rafinesque 1815
Fm. †Euclichthyidae Cohen 1984
Subor. Gadoidei
Fm. Gaidropsaridae Jordan and Evermann 1898
G. Lota Oken 1817
Fm. †Macruronidae Regan 1903
G. †Maorigadus Schwarzhans 1980
G. †Pollachius Nilsson 1832
G. †Pseudoraniceps Fedotov 1974
G. †Rankinian David 1946
G. Squalogadus Gilbert and Hubbs 1916
G. Trachyrhynchus Bonaparte 1841
Invalid names: Merluccidae [empty], Muraenolepididae [empty]
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Invalid names: Stylephoridae [empty]
Unr. Zeariae
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Or. Zeiformes Regan 1909
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G. †Archaeozeus Bonde and Tyler 2000
G. †Cyttoides Wettstein 1886
G. †Palaeocyttus Gaudant 1978
G. †Protozeus Bonde and Tyler 2000
Fm. Zeidae
G. †Zeiformorum Unknown
Fm. †Zeniontidae Myers 1960
Invalid names: Cyttidae [empty], Grammicolepididae [empty], Oreosomatidae [empty], Parazenidae [empty]
Superor. Polymixiacea
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Invalid names: Polymixiformes [empty]
Or. Polymixiiformes [beardfish]
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Fm. †Boreiohydriidae Murray and Cumbaa 2013
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G. †Boreiohydrias Murray and Cumbaa 2013
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†Boreiohydrias dayi Murray and Cumbaa 2013
G. †Cumbaaichthys Murray 2016 [beardfish]
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†Cumbaaichthys oxyrhynchus Murray 2016 [beardfish]
Fm. Polymixiidae Gill 1862
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G. †Berycopsia Radovcic 1975
G. †Dalmatichthys Radovcic 1975
G. †Homonotichthys Whitley 1933
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Invalid names: Homonotus Agassiz 1850 [replaced], Stenostoma Agassiz 1850 [replaced]
G. †Parapolymixia David 1946
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G. Polymixia Lowe 1836
G. †Pycnosterinx Heckel 1849
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†Pycnosterinx discoides Heckel 1849
†Pycnosterinx dorsalis Pictet 1850
†Pycnosterinx dubius Davis 1887
†Pycnosterinx elongatus Pictet and Humbert 1866
†Pycnosterinx gracilis Davis 1887
†Pycnosterinx latus Davis 1887
†Pycnosterinx niger Costa 1857
†Pycnosterinx russeggerii Heckel 1849
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Invalid names: Imogaster auratus Costa 1857 [synonym]
Invalid names: Imogaster Costa 1857 [synonym]
Fm. †Pycnosteroididae Patterson 1964
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G. †Magrebichthys Murray and Wilson 2014
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†Magrebichthys nelsoni Murray and Wilson 2014
G. †Pycnosteroides Woodward 1942
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Invalid names: Aipichthys formosus Hay 1903 [synonym]
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†Protriacanthus gortanii d'Erasmo 1946
G. †Pseudotetrapturus Danil'chenko 1960
G. †Spinocaudichthys Filleul and Dutheil 2001
G. †Xiphopterus Agassiz 1835
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†Xiphopterus falcatus Volta 1796
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:44:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:44:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Holocene or 433.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 427.4 Ma

Collections (1603 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Wisconsin) Howella sp. (13001 13002)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Czech Republic Plectorhinchus diana (13897)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France (Basse-Normandie) Stephanodus sp. (74916)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian150.8 - 140.2France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) Stephanodus sp. (92143 92144 92145)
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0USA (Nebraska) Acanthichthys major (133595)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45France (Drôme) Solea sp. (75576)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Algeria (El Bayadh) Stephanodus zitteli (206288)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Algeria Stephanodus zitteli (187588)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Mexico (Hidalgo) Dalgoichthys tropicalis, Handuichthys interopercularis, Pseudomonocentris microspinosus, Acanthomorpha indet. (135815)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Italy Pogonias harpago (77178) Pogonias prodromus (76512) Pogonias prodromus, Pogonias harpago, Pogonias missilis (77255)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Kansas) Pelecorapis varius (228320)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Hoplopteryx lewesiensis (221383)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy Pogonias hirsutus (78741) Pogonias incallidus, Pogonias hirsutus, Pogonias prodromus, Pogonias harpago (78742)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Brazil (Maranhão) Sparidae indet. (67225) Stephanodus sp., Eotrigonodon sp., Atlanticopristis equatorialis (56365)
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) Berycopsis elegans, Caproberyx superbus, Trachichthyoides ornatus, Hoplopteryx simus, Hoplopteryx gephyrognathus, Hoplopteryx macracanthus, Hoplopteryx lewesiensis, Homonotichthys pulchellus, Homonotichthys dorsalis, Homonotichthys rotundus (238510)
Cenomanian - Coniacian100.5 - 86.3United Kingdom (England) Hoplopteryx superbus (222435)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Italy Pogonias harpago (77273) Pogonias prodromus, Pogonias harpago (77274)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Mexico (Chiapas) Zoqueichthys carolinae (192074)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Morocco (Souss-Massa) Spinocaudichthys oumtkoutensis (133582)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France (Poitou-Charentes) Stephanodus sp. (73862 77233)