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Zaproridae

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Zaproridae

Taxonomy
Zaproridae was named by Jordan (1896). It is extant. Its type is Zaprora.

It was assigned to Zaproroidea by David (1943); to Bathymasteriformes by Jordan (1963); to Zoarcoidei by Fierstine et al. (2012); to Zoarcales by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Scorpaeniformes by Nelson et al. (2016).

Subtaxa
Araeosteus, Zaprora (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Zaproridae Jordan
1943Zaproridae David p. 38
1963Zaproridae Jordan p. 730
2012Zaproridae Fierstine et al. p. 138
2013Zaproridae Betancur et al.
2016Zaproridae Nelson et al. p. 481

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
RankNameAuthor
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
Euacanthomorphacea
Percomorphaceae
Percomorpharia
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
suborderCottioidei
infraorderZoarcales
familyZaproridaeJordan 1896
familyZaproridaeJordan 1896

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.

Fm. Zaproridae Jordan 1896
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G. Araeosteus Jordan and Gilbert 1920
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Araeosteus rothi Jordan and Gilbert 1920
G. Zaprora Jordan 1896 [prowfish]
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Zaprora koreana Nam and Nazarkin 2019
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available