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Aulopiformes

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Aulopiformes Rosen
1990Aulopiformes Nolf and Dockery III p. 6
1999Aulopiformes Weems p. 60
2002Aulopiformes Sepkoski
2003Aulopiformes Forey et al. p. 229
2006Aulopiformes Nelson
2010Aulopiformes Bogan and Agnolin
2010Aulopiformes Fielitz and González-Rodríguez
2011Aulopiformes Long p. 243
2012Aulopiformes Fierstine et al. p. 50
2013Aulopiformes Betancur et al.
2014Aulopiformes Bannikov p. 26
2016Aulopiformes Nelson et al. p. 266

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Aulopa
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973

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.

Or. Aulopiformes Rosen 1973
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G. †Acrognathus Agassiz 1836
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Acrognathus boops Agassiz 1837
Acrognathus dodgei Hay 1903
Acrognathus libanicus Woodward 1901
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Superfm. †Alepisauroidea Davis 2010
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Fm. Alepisauridae [lancetfish]
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G. †Apatodus
G. Omosudis Günther 1887 [hammerjaw]
Fm. †Enchodontidae Woodward 1901
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G. †Calypsoichthys Argyriou et al. 2022
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Calypsoichthys pavlakiensis Argyriou et al. 2022
G. †Dagon Díaz-Cruz et al. 2019
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Dagon avendanoi Díaz-Cruz et al. 2019
G. †Enchodus Agassiz 1835
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Subg. †Enchodus (Isodus) Heckel 1849
Enchodus amicrodus Stewart 1898
Enchodus anceps Cope 1872
Enchodus brevis Chalifa 1989
Enchodus calliodon Cope 1872
Enchodus carinatus Cope 1869
Enchodus dirus Leidy 1857
Enchodus dolichus Cope 1875
Enchodus elegans Dartevelle and Casier 1949
Enchodus faujasi Agassiz 1843
Enchodus ferox Leidy 1855
Enchodus gentryi Cope 1875
Enchodus gladiolus Cope 1872
Enchodus gracilis der Marck 1858
Enchodus lamberti Arambourg and Joleaud 1943
Enchodus lemonnieri Dello 1893
Enchodus lewesiensis Mantell 1822
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Invalid names: Enchodus annectens Woodward 1901 [synonym], Enchodus halocyon Agassiz 1835 [synonym]
Enchodus longidens Pictet 1850
Enchodus longipectoralis Schaeffer 1947
Enchodus major Davis 1887
Enchodus marchesettii Gorjanović-Kramberger 1895
Enchodus mecoanalis Forey et al. 2003
Enchodus oliveirai Maury 1930
Enchodus oxytomus Cope 1875
Enchodus parvus Stewart 1898
Enchodus petrosus Cope 1874
Enchodus pressidens Cope 1889
Enchodus recurvus Davis 1887
Enchodus saevus Hay 1903
Enchodus semistriatus Marsh 1869
Enchodus shumardi Leidy 1856
Enchodus tetraecus Cope 1875
Enchodus tineidae Holloway et al. 2017
Enchodus venator Arambourg 1954
Enchodus zipapanensis Fielitz and González-Rodríguez 2010
Invalid names: Ischyrocephalus von der Marck 1858 [synonym], Tetheodus Cope 1874 [synonym]
Subfm. †Eurypholinae Fielitz 2004
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G. †Vegrandichthys Díaz-Cruz et al. 2020
G. †Leptecodon Williston 1899
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Leptecodon rectus Williamson 1899
G. †Palaeolycus von der Marck 1863
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Palaeolycus dreginensis von der Marck 1863
G. †Pantopholis Davis 1887
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Pantopholis dorsalis Davis 1887
G. †Parenchodus Raab and Chalifa 1987
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Parenchodus longipterygius Raab and Chalifa 1987
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Rharbichthys ferox Arambourg 1954
G. †Unicachichthys Díaz-Cruz et al. 2016
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Unicachichthys multidentata Díaz-Cruz et al. 2016
Fm. †Polymerichthyidae Uyeno 1967
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G. †Polymerichthys Uyeno 1967
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Polymerichthys nagurai Uyeno 1967
G. †Aspidopleurus Pictet and Humbert 1866
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Aspidopleurus cataphractus Pictet and Humbert 1866
Aspidopleurus kickapoo Alvarado-Ortega and Porras-Múzquiz 2012
Fm. Chlorophthalmidae Jordan 1923
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G. Bathypterois Günther 1868
G. Chlorophthalmus Bonaparte 1840
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Chlorophthalmus agassizi Bonaparte 1840
Chlorophthalmus deflecticauda Schwarzhans 2007
Chlorophthalmus nigripinnis Guenther 1878
Chlorophthalmus oligocenicus Schwarzhans 1980
Chlorophthalmus postangulatus Nolf and Dockery 1993
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Invalid names: Argentinoideorum sculptissimus Nolf and Dockery 1993 [synonym]
Chlorophthalmus tortus Schwarzhans 2003
Chlorophthalmus udovichenkoi Schwarzhans and Bratischko 2011
G. †Iniomus David 1946
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Iniomus fossilis David 1946
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G. Evermannella Fowler 1901
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Evermannella razza Lin et al. 2017
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G. Sudis Rafinesque 1810
Invalid names: Aspidopleuridae Alvarado-Ortega and Porras-Múzquiz 2012 [empty], Bathysauridae [empty], Giganturidae [empty], Ipnopidae [empty], Notosudidae [empty]
Subor. Aulopoidei
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Fm. Aulopidae Cope 1872
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G. †Aulopopsis Casier 1966
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Aulopopsis depresifrons Casier 1966
Aulopopsis egertoni Casier 1966
G. Aulopus Cloquet 1816
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Aulopus filamentosus Bloch 1792 [royal flagfin]
Aulopus pristinus Schwarzhans 1980
G. †Labrophagus Casier 1966
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Labrophagus eoscinus Casier 1966
G. †Nematonotus Woodward 1899
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Nematonotus bottae Pictet and Humbert 1866
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G. Scopelosaurus Bleeker 1860
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Scopelosaurus brevicauda Schwarzhans 2019
Scopelosaurus brevirostris Schwarzhans 1980
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G. †Ausonasynodus Carnevale et al. 2019
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Ausonasynodus almerai Carnevale et al. 2019
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Saurida brasiliensis Norman 1935 [brazilian lizardfish]
Saurida caribbaea Breder 1927
Saurida germanica Weiler 1942
Saurida macilenta Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Saurida rectilineata Steurbaut 1979
Saurida rectua Frost 1933
Saurida tenera Schwarzhans 2013
Saurida trompensis Lin et al. 2017
G. †Synodontidarum Unknown 1900
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Synodontidarum pseudoperca Nolf and Dockery III 1990
G. Synodus Scopoli 1777
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Synodus avus Arambourg 1927
Synodus occidentalis Steurbaut 1984
Subor. Enchodontoidei Berg 1937
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Fm. †Eurypholidae Goody 1969
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G. †Eurypholis Pictet 1850
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Eurypholis boissieri Pictet 1850
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Invalid names: Eurypholis sulcidens Pictet 1850 [synonym]
Eurypholis pulchellus Woodward 1901
G. †Saurorhamphus Heckel 1850
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Saurorhamphus freyeri Heckel 1850
Saurorhamphus giorgiae Bannikov and Bacchia 2005
Saurorhamphus judeaensis Chalifa 1985
G. †Serrilepis Chalifa 1989
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Serrilepis longidens Chalifa 1989
Serrilepis minor Forey et al. 2003
Serrilepis prymnostrigos Forey et al. 2003
G. †Spinascutichthys Murray et al. 2022
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Spinascutichthys pankowskiae Murray et al. 2022
G. †Yabrudichthys Chalifa 1989
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Yabrudichthys striatus Chalifa 1989
Invalid names: Anotopteridae [empty], Chauliodontidae [empty], Gonostomidae [empty], Idiacanthidae [empty], Maurolicidae [empty], Serrilepidae Chalifa 1989 [empty], Stylophthalmidae [empty], Tomognathidae [empty]
Subor. †Halecoidei Goody 1969
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Fm. †Halecidae Agassiz 1834
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G. †Halec Agassiz 1834
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Halec eupterygius Dixon 1850
Halec haueri Bassani 1879
Halec laubei Fritsch 1878
Halec sternbergi Agassiz 1834
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Invalid names: Archaeogadus guestphalicus von der Marck 1868 [synonym]
Invalid names: Archaeogadus von der Marck 1868 [synonym], Pomognathus Dixon 1850 [synonym]
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Hemisaurida hakelensis Goody 1969
G. †Phylactocephalus Davis 1887
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Subor. †Ichthyotringoidei Goody 1969
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Fm. †Apateopholidae Goody 1969
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Apateopholis laniatus Davis 1887
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Invalid names: Rhinellus longirostris Davis 1887 [synonym]
Fm. †Dercetidae Cope
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G. †Apuliadercetis Taverne 2006
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Apuliadercetis gonzalezae Díaz-Cruz et al. 2021
Apuliadercetis indeherbergei Taverne and Goolaerts 2015
Apuliadercetis tyleri Taverne 2006
G. †Benthesikyme White and Moy-Thomas 1940
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Benthesikyme armatus von der Marck 1863
Benthesikyme gracilis Davis 1887
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Invalid names: Leptotrachelus longipinnis Cope 1878 [synonym]
Benthesikyme rostralis Signeux 1954
Invalid names: Leptotrachelus von der Marck 1863 [replaced]
G. †Brazilodercetis Figueiredo and Gallo 2006
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Brazilodercetis longirostris Figueiredo and Gallo 2006
G. †Candelarhynchus Vernygora et al. 2018
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Candelarhynchus padillai Vernygora et al. 2018
G. †Caudadercetis Taverne 2006
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Caudadercetis bannikovi Taverne 2006
G. †Cyranichthys Taverne 1987
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Cyranichthys congolensis Casier 1965
Cyranichthys jagti Taverne and Goolaerts 2015
G. †Dercetis Agassiz 1834
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Dercetis elongatus Agassiz 1835
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Invalid names: Leptotrachelus sagittatus von der Marck 1873 [synonym]
Dercetis magnificus Chida et al. 2023
Dercetis scutatus Agassiz 1834
Dercetis triqueter Pictet 1850
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Invalid names: Dercetis linguifer Pictet 1850 [synonym], Dercetis tenuis Pictet 1850 [synonym]
G. †Dercetoides Chalifa 1989
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Dercetoides venator Chalifa 1989
G. †Hastichthys Taverne 1991
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Hastichthys gracilis Chalifa 1989
Hastichthys regio Blanco and Alvarado-Ortega 2006
Hastichthys totonacus Alvarado-Ortega and Díaz-Cruz 2021
G. †Kwangodercetis Casier 1965
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Kwangodercetis verbeeki Casier 1965
G. †Leccedercetis Taverne 2008
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G. †Nardodercetis Taverne 2005
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Nardodercetis garganoi Taverne 2013
Nardodercetis vandewallei Taverne 2005
G. †Ophidercetis Taverne 2005
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Ophidercetis italiensis Taverne 2005
G. †Paradercetis Casier 1965
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Paradercetis kipalaensis Casier 1965
G. †Pelargorhynchus von der Marck 1858
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Pelargorhynchus dercetiformis von der Marck 1858
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Invalid names: Pelargorhynchus blochiformis von der Marck 1858 [synonym]
Pelargorhynchus grandis Wallaard et al. 2019
G. †Rhynchodercetis Arambourg 1943
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Rhynchodercetis gortanii d'Erasmo 1946
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Invalid names: Rhynchodercetis acutissimus d'Erasmo 1952 [synonym]
Rhynchodercetis hakelensis Pictet and Humbert 1866
Rhynchodercetis yovanovitchi Arambourg 1954
G. †Scandiadercetis Taverne 2005
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G. †Stratodus Cope 1872
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Stratodus apicalis Cope 1872
Stratodus oxypogon Cope 1877
Invalid names: Anguillavus hackberryensis Martin 1920 [nomen dubium], Dercetis latiscutatus Woodward 1903 [nomen dubium], Dercetis maximus Woodward 1903 [nomen dubium], Dercetis reussi Fritsch 1878 [nomen dubium]
Fm. †Ichthyotringidae Jordan 1905
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G. †Apateodus Woodward 1901
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Apateodus busseni Fielitz and Shimada 2009
Apateodus glyphodus Blake 1863
Apateodus lanceolatus Woodward 1901
Apateodus striatus Woodward 1901
G. †Ichthyotringa Cope 1878
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Ichthyotringa africana Arambourg 1954
Ichthyotringa furcata Agassiz 1843
Ichthyotringa pindica Argyriou et al. 2022
Invalid names: Rhinellus Agassiz 1835 [replaced]
G. †Ursichthys Newbrey and Konishi 2015
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Ursichthys longiparietalis Newbrey and Konishi 2015
G. Notolepis Dollo 1908
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G. †Drimys Jordan 1925
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Drimys defensor Jordan 1925
Subfm. †Holosteinae Prokofiev 2005
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G. †Holosteus Agassiz 1835
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Holosteus esocinus Agassiz 1835
Holosteus fieniensis Constantin 1999
Holosteus mariae Menner 1959
G. †Pavlovichthys Menner 1948
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Pavlovichthys mariae Menner 1948
G. †Paralepididarum Unknown
G. Paralepis Cuvier 1816
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Paralepis albyi Sauvage 1870
Fm. Paraulopidae Sato and Nakabo 2002
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G. †Paraulopus Sato and Nakabo 2002
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Paraulopus davisi Frost 1925
Paraulopus integer Schwarzhans 1980
Paraulopus miocaenicus Frost 1924
Paraulopus rallus Schwarzhans 2019
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G. Benthalbella Zugmayer 1911
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Benthalbella praecessor Nazarkin and Carnevale 2019
Scopelarchidae nolfi Steurbaut 1982
G. †Scopelarchoides Parr 1929
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Scopelarchoides neamticus Gradinau et al. 2019
G. Scopelarchus Alcock 1896
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Scopelarchus analis Brauer 1902
Scopelarchus gnocco Lin et al. 2017
Scopelarchus nolfi Steurbaut 1982
Fm. †Synodidae
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G. †Argillichthys Casier 1966
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Argillichthys toombsi Casier 1966
Invalid names: Bathysauroididae [empty], Lestidiidae [empty], Paraulopoidei [empty], Pseudotrichonotidae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available