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Syngnathoidei

Actinopteri - Syngnathiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Syngnathoidei Pietsch p. 527
2012Syngnathoidei Fierstine et al. p. 92
2013Syngnathoidei Betancur et al.
2014Syngnathoidei Bannikov p. 27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
Euacanthomorphacea
Percomorphaceae
Scombrimorpharia
orderSyngnathiformes
suborderSyngnathoidei
suborderSyngnathoidei

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.

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Superfm. †Centriscoidea
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Fm. †Gerpegezhidae Bannikov and Carnevale 2012
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G. †Gerpegezhus Bannikov and Carnevale 2012
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Gerpegezhus paviai Bannikov and Carnevale 2012
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G. Fistularia Linnaeus 1758
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Fistularia contermina Danil'chenko 1960
Fistularia koenigii Agassiz 1839
Fistularia licatae Sauvage 1880
Fistularia tenuirostris Agassiz 1835
Infraor. Macrorhamphosa Pietsch 1978
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Invalid names: Macrorhamphosoidea Pietsch 1978 [empty]
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G. Acanthognathus Duncker 1912
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Acanthognathus incolumis Danil'chenko 1960
G. Bryx Herald 1940
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Subg. Bryx (Bryx) Herald 1940
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Bryx (Bryx) clarionensis Fritzsche 1980
Subg. Bryx (Simocampus) Fritzsche 1980
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Bryx (Simocampus) arctum Jenkins and Everman 1888
Bryx veleronis Herald 1940
G. Doryrhamphus Kaup 1853
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Doryrhamphus paulus Fritzsche 1980
Doryrhamphus squalidus Danil'chenko 1960
Invalid names: Pristidoryrhamphus Fowler 1944 [synonym]
G. Dunckerocampus Whitley 1933
Subfm. †Eogastrophinae Jerzmanska 1968
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G. †Hipposyngnathus Danil'chenko 1960
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Hipposyngnathus convexus Danil'chenko 1960
Hipposyngnathus imporcitor Fritzsche 1980
Hipposyngnathus neriticus Jerzmanska 1968
G. Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810 [sea horse]
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Hippocampus ingens Girard 1859
Hippocampus sarmaticus Zalohar et al. 2009
Hippocampus slovenicus Zalohar et al. 2009
Invalid names: Farlapiscus Whitley 1931 [synonym], Hippohystrix Whitley 1940 [synonym]
G. Leptonotus Kaup 1853
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Leptonotus blainvilleanus Eydoux and Gervais 1837
G. †Prosolenostomus Blot 1981
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Subfm. †Pshekhagnathinae Bannikov et al. 2017
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G. †Pshekhagnathus Bannikov et al. 2017
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Pshekhagnathus polypterus Bannikov et al. 2017
Subfm. †Syngnathinae
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G. †Maroubrichthys Parrin 1992
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Maroubrichthys serratus Parrin 1992
G. †Nepigastrosyngnathus Pharisat 1993
G. Syngnathus Linnaeus 1758 [pipefish]
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Syngnathus albyi Sauvage 1870
Syngnathus altus Danil'chenko 1960
Syngnathus avus Jordan and Gilbert 1919
Syngnathus breviculus Blainville 1818
Syngnathus carinatus Gilbert 1892
Syngnathus emeritus Fritzsche 1980
Syngnathus euchrous Fritzsche 1980
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Syngnathus incertus Danil'chenko 1960
Syngnathus incompletus Cosmovici 1887
Syngnathus insulae Fritzsche 1980
Syngnathus macrobrachium Fritzsche 1980
Syngnathus opisthopterus Agassiz 1833
Invalid names: Dermatostethus Gill 1863 [synonym], Siphonostoma Rafinesque 1810 [synonym], Siphostoma Rafinesque 1810 [synonym], Syrictes Jordan and Evermann 1927 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hipposyngnathinae Fritzsche 1980 [empty], Syngnathus bolcensis de Zigno 1887 [invalid subgroup], Syngnathus heckeli de Zigno 1874 [invalid subgroup]
Invalid names: Macroramphosa Pietsch 1978 [empty], Pegasoidea [empty], Syngnatha Pietsch 1978 [empty], Syngnathoidea Pietsch 1978 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available