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Nemipterus

Actinopteri - Spariformes - Nemipteridae

Taxonomy
Nemipterus was named by Swainson (1839). It is extant.

It was assigned to Nemipteridae by Nolf and Dockery (1993).

Species
N. caribbaeus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Nemipterus Swainson
1993Nemipterus Nolf and Dockery p. 34

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—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
—Percomorpharia
orderSpariformes
familyNemipteridaeRegan 1930
genusNemipterusSwainson 1839

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.

G. Nemipterus Swainson 1839
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†Nemipterus caribbaeus Nolf and Dockery 1993
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available