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Phractocephalus hemiliopterus

Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Pimelodidae

Taxonomy
Phractocephalus hemiliopterus was named by Lundberg (1997). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Phractocephalus hemiliopterus Lundberg p. 79 fig. 5.9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Otomorpha
—Ostariophysi(Jordan and Evermann 1896)
—Otophysa
superorderCharaciphysae
orderSiluriformes
suborderSiluroidei
familyPimelodidaeEigenmann and Eigenmann 1918
genusPhractocephalusSpix and Agassiz 1829
specieshemiliopterus

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.

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Diagnosis
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