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Lampanyctus crocodilus

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Gasteropelecus crocodilus was named by Risso (1810). It is extant.

It was recombined as Lampanyctus crocodilus by Girone et al. (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Gasteropelecus crocodilus Risso
2006Lampanyctus crocodilus Girone et al. p. 656

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Myctophata
orderMyctophiformesRegan 1911
familyMyctophidaeGill 1893
genusLampanyctusBonaparte 1840
speciescrocodilus(Risso 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.

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Diagnosis
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