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Brachionichthys australis

Actinopteri - Lophiiformes - Brachionichthyidae

Taxonomy
Brachionichthys australis was named by Last et al. (2007). It is extant. Its type specimen is CSIRO H.4451–02, a skeleton.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Brachionichthys australis Last et al.
2010Brachionichthys australis Carnevale and Pietsch

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
orderLophiiformes
familyBrachionichthyidaeGill 1878
genusBrachionichthysBleeker 1855
speciesaustralisLast et al. 2007

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.

Brachionichthys australis Last et al. 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available