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Brachionichthys

Actinopteri - Lophiiformes - Brachionichthyidae

Taxonomy
Brachionichthys was named by Bleeker (1855) [Sepkoski's age data: ]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Lophiiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Brachionichthyidae by Carnevale and Pietsch (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Brachionichthys Bleeker
2002Brachionichthys Sepkoski
2010Brachionichthys Carnevale and Pietsch p. 634

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Percomorpharia
orderLophiiformes
familyBrachionichthyidaeGill 1878
genusBrachionichthysBleeker 1855

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. Brachionichthys Bleeker 1855
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Brachionichthys australis Last et al. 2007
Brachionichthys hirsutus Lacepède 1804
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:28:19
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:28:19
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available