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Neoteleostei

Actinopteri

Taxonomy
Neoteleostei was named by Rosen (1973). It is extant.

It was assigned to Teleostei by Nolf and Dockery (1990) and Arratia and Chorn (1998); to Euteleosteii by Forey et al. (2003); and to Euteleosteomorpha by Betancur et al. (2013).

Sister taxa
Ateleopodia, Eurypterygia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Neoteleostei Rosen
1990Neoteleostei Nolf and Dockery III p. 6
1998Neoteleostei Arratia and Chorn
2003Neoteleostei Forey et al. p. 229
2013Neoteleostei Betancur et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
NeoteleosteiRosen 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. Neoteleostei Rosen 1973
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Or. Ateleopodiformes [jellynose fish]
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Invalid names: Ateleopodidae [empty]
Unr. Eurypterygia Rosen 1973
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Or. Alepisauriformes Regan 1911
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Lestidiops sphekodes Sauvage 1870
Unr. Aulopa
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Or. Aulopiformes Rosen 1973
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G. †Acrognathus Agassiz 1836
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Acrognathus boops Agassiz 1837
Acrognathus dodgei Hay 1903
Acrognathus libanicus Woodward 1901
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Superfm. †Alepisauroidea Davis 2010
G. †Aspidopleurus Pictet and Humbert 1866
Fm. Chlorophthalmidae Jordan 1923
Invalid names: Aspidopleuridae Alvarado-Ortega and Porras-Múzquiz 2012 [empty], Bathysauridae [empty], Giganturidae [empty], Ipnopidae [empty], Notosudidae [empty]
Subor. Aulopoidei
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Fm. Aulopidae Cope 1872
Subor. Enchodontoidei Berg 1937
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Fm. †Eurypholidae Goody 1969
G. †Serrilepis Chalifa 1989
G. †Spinascutichthys Murray et al. 2022
G. †Yabrudichthys Chalifa 1989
Invalid names: Anotopteridae [empty], Chauliodontidae [empty], Gonostomidae [empty], Idiacanthidae [empty], Maurolicidae [empty], Serrilepidae Chalifa 1989 [empty], Stylophthalmidae [empty], Tomognathidae [empty]
Subor. †Halecoidei Goody 1969
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Fm. †Halecidae Agassiz 1834
Subor. †Ichthyotringoidei Goody 1969
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Fm. †Apateopholidae Goody 1969
Fm. †Dercetidae Cope
Fm. †Ichthyotringidae Jordan 1905
G. †Ursichthys Newbrey and Konishi 2015
G. Notolepis Dollo 1908
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G. †Drimys Jordan 1925
Subfm. †Holosteinae Prokofiev 2005
G. †Paralepididarum Unknown
G. Paralepis Cuvier 1816
Fm. Paraulopidae Sato and Nakabo 2002
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G. †Paraulopus Sato and Nakabo 2002
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G. Benthalbella Zugmayer 1911
Scopelarchidae nolfi Steurbaut 1982
G. †Scopelarchoides Parr 1929
G. Scopelarchus Alcock 1896
Fm. †Synodidae
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G. †Argillichthys Casier 1966
Invalid names: Bathysauroididae [empty], Lestidiidae [empty], Paraulopoidei [empty], Pseudotrichonotidae [empty]
Fm. †Cheirotricidae Woodward 1901
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G. †Cheirothrix Pictet and Humbert 1866
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Cheirothrix guestphalicus Schlüter 1868
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Invalid names: Telepholis biantennatus von der Marck 1873 [synonym]
Cheirothrix lewisii Davis 1887
Cheirothrix libanicus Pictet and Humbert 1866
Invalid names: Megapus Schlüter 1868 [synonym], Megistopus Landois 1894 [synonym]
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Unr. Acanthomorphata Rosen 1973
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Superfm. †Aipichthyoidea Patterson 1964
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Fm. †Aipichthyidae Patterson 1964
Fm. †Aipichthyoididae Gayet 1980
G. †Errachidia Murray and Wilson 2014
G. †Freigichthys Otero 1997
G. †Homalopagus 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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Unr. Holocentrimorphaceae Betancur et al. 2013
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
G. †Omosomopsis Gaudant 1978
G. †Oncolepis Bassani 1898
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Oncolepis isseli Bassani 1897
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G. †Kelemejtubus Cantalice and Alvarado-Ortega 2017
G. †Nardoichthys Sorbini and Bannikov 1992
Unr. Ovalentaria Smith and Near 2012
Invalid names: Gobiida [empty], Ophidiida [empty], Pelagia Miya et al. 2013 [empty]
Superor. Polymixiacea
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Invalid names: Polymixiformes [empty]
Or. Polymixiiformes [beardfish]
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Fm. †Boreiohydriidae Murray and Cumbaa 2013
G. †Cumbaaichthys Murray 2016 [beardfish]
Fm. Polymixiidae Gill 1862
Fm. †Pycnosteroididae Patterson 1964
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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
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Or. Myctophiformes Regan 1911
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Fm. Myctophidae Gill 1893 [lanternfish]
Fm. †Sardinioididae Goody 1969
G. †Sardinius von der Marck 1858
Invalid names: Synodontoidei [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available