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Brosmophycis

Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae

Taxonomy
Brosmophycis was named by Gill (1861).

It was assigned to Brotulidae by Casier (1966); to Ophidiidae by Nolf (1972); and to Bythitidae by Fierstine et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Brosmophycis Gill
1966Brosmophycis Casier p. 430
1972Brosmophycis Nolf p. 140
2012Brosmophycis Fierstine et al. p. 75

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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)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Ophidiimorpharia
orderOphidiiformesBerg 1937
suborderBythitoidei
familyBythitidaeGill 1861
genusBrosmophycisGill 1861

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. †Brosmophycis Gill 1861
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†Brosmophycis regularis Priem 1911
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available