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Micromesistius poutassou (blue whiting)

Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Gadidae

Taxonomy
Merlangus poutassou was named by Risso (1827). It is extant.

It was recombined as Micromesistius poutassou by Girone et al. (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Merlangus poutassou Risso
2006Micromesistius poutassou 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
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
RankNameAuthor
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
Paracanthomorphacea
Zeiogadaria
Gadariae
orderGadiformesGoodrich 1909
suborderGadoidei
familyGadidaeRafinesque 1810
genusMicromesistiusGill 1863
speciespoutassou(Risso 1827)

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.

Micromesistius poutassou Risso 1827 [blue whiting]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available