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Otolithus (Labrax)

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Muraenidae

Taxonomy
Labrax was named by Pallas (1810). It is extant.

It was reranked as Otolithus (Labrax) by Bassoli (1906).

It was assigned to Percoidei by Agassiz (1835); and to Otolithus by Bassoli (1906).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Labrax Pallas
1835Labrax Agassiz p. 39ff
1906Otolithus (Labrax) Bassoli

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Elopocephalai
Elopocephala
Elopomorpha()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
familyMuraenidae
genusOtolithusKoken 1884
subgenusLabrax(Pallas 1810)

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.

Subg. Otolithus (Labrax) Pallas 1810
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Labrax lepidotus Agassiz 1836
Labrax major Agassiz 1834
Labrax schizurus Agassiz 1835
Labrax vogdtii Bogatshov 1942
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available