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Valenciennellus tripunculatus

Actinopteri - Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae

Taxonomy
Maurolicus tripunctulatus was named by Esmark (1871). It is extant.

It was recombined as Valenciennellus tripunculatus by Girone et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Maurolicus tripunctulatus Esmark
2006Valenciennellus tripunculatus Girone et al. p. 655

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
Stomiatii
orderStomiatiformes
suborderGonostomatoidei
familySternoptychidaeGill 1863
genusValenciennellusJordan and Evermann 1895
speciestripunculatus(Esmark 1871)

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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Diagnosis
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