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Holosteinae
Taxonomy
Holosteinae was named by Prokofiev (2005).
It was assigned to Paralepididae by Přikryl et al. (2016) and Marramà and Carnevale (2017).
It was assigned to Paralepididae by Přikryl et al. (2016) and Marramà and Carnevale (2017).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2005 | Holosteinae Prokofiev |
| 2016 | Holosteinae Přikryl et al. |
| 2017 | Holosteinae Marramà and Carnevale p. 212 |
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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
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| G. Marramà and G. Carnevale 2017 | Large-sized paralepidids (most of the specimens reach about 60 cm SL) characterized by a rigid trunk with opposing dorsal and anal-fins posteriorly displaced on the pos- terior half of the body; dorsal-fin origin located on or slightly behind the vertical of the anal-fin origin; at least 18 dorsal-fin rays; high number of vertebrae (70– 112); caudal vertebrae 25–40% of the total number; extended series of epineurals and epipleurals reach- ing the caudal region; body covered by small scales or totally naked; large and dorsoventrally symmetrical caudal fin; (apparent) absence of adipose fin. |