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Encheliidae

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Encheliidae

Taxonomy
Encheliidae was named by Hay (1903). Its type is Enchelion.

It was assigned to Congroidei by Jordan (1963).

Subtaxa
Enchelion (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Encheliidae Hay p. 441
1963Encheliidae Jordan p. 630

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopocephalai
—Elopocephala
—Elopomorpha()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
suborderCongroideiRegan 1909
familyEncheliidae
familyEncheliidae

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.

Fm. †Encheliidae Hay 1903
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G. †Enchelion Hay 1903
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†Enchelion montium Hay 1903
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available