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Gonichthys cocco

Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Scopelus cocco was named by Cocco (1829). It is extant.

It was recombined as Gonichthys cocco by Fraser-Brunner (1949).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Scopelus cocco Cocco
1839Alysia loricata Lowe
1844Myctophum coruscans Richardson
1844Myctophum hians Richardson
1889Myctophum tenuiculum Garman
1892Scopelus gracilis Lütken
1895Myctophum gracilae Goode and Bean
1949Gonichthys cocco Fraser-Brunner p. 1061

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Myctophata
orderMyctophiformesRegan 1911
familyMyctophidaeGill 1893
subfamilyMyctophinaeFowler 1925
genusGonichthysGistel 1850
speciescocco(Cocco 1829)

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.

Gonichthys cocco Cocco 1829
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Invalid names: Alysia loricata Lowe 1839 [synonym], Myctophum coruscans Richardson 1844 [synonym], Myctophum gracilae Goode and Bean 1895 [synonym], Myctophum hians Richardson 1844 [synonym], Myctophum tenuiculum Garman 1889 [synonym], Scopelus gracilis Lütken 1892 [synonym]
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 21:28:48
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:28:48
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available